Ethical Values Of Telling Stories

Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?" Luke 6:39-42. One has come across this parable or part of a scripture from the bible somewhere in life before, along with stories that could last a lifetime saying out loud. Telling stories have come a long way now. Stories have developed over time and is designed to teach moral lessons and ethical values to those who are listening, reading or watching it wherever.

Having values implies that one has a moral code that one lives by or at least try to live by accordingly. Often it is described as a set of beliefs which constitutes as good conduct and bad conduct. Stories are an excellent use for learning ethical values and moral lessons. In the early pre-technological era, cultures uses storytelling to knit the tribe together by setting up the rules and boundaries that would establish a group identity. Storytelling

Stories have always been the fundamental way of communication. Stories are all about the human experience and sharing with others. They are links to ancient traditions and the universal truth. Stories engage us through emotions that cause these moral lessons realistic and acceptable. Because of stories one can find what 's common with other individuals in one 's environment and worldwide. Stories help us to explain one 's self, to make a decision and how one justifies these decisions. For example, The Bible is a book of stories and contains parables that teaches one the righteous way of living. It is like a traveler 's map of the wealth of the mind. Santa Barbara proposed a theory based on years of research into the two brain hemispheres: Our left brain hemisphere attempts to make sense out of our feelings and experiences as well as our conscious and subconscious thoughts of putting a story together about them, a cause-and-effect story that helps us get a sense of who we are, and how to cope with life and the