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Stories! There’s something about the stories that we have grown up on that defines us. Be it the snow-white skin of snow-white or the unrivaled beauty of Cinderella. I mean, where did the idea of the prince charming that most women have dreamt of in some point in their lives of come from. Stories have become so integral to our lives that big business is now making use of it as well. Why? Because well-structured words have a bigger impact on humans than we realize.

As kids, the stories are what made up our fantasies, hopes, and dreams. We want to be the prince/princess that saves the day, the hero that gets the guy/girl and so much more. The funny thing is that as kids we had such a clear idea of what right or wrong is thanks to stories but as we grow, the villain grows a lot more relatable than the hero. It’s crazy how a few years of experience can change one’s entire view of the world around us.

From the days that Peter and Jane were all, we needed to stop being a pain in the behind to our parents to a time where stuff like game of thrones and money heist is all we need to satisfy our entertainment and fantasy needs. Funny how progress changes us to our very cores. Maybe it’s that I’m old and out of the loop but do kids still read storybooks with the zest and passion we did back in the day? Do they still find joy and vast possibilities within the pages of a short fairytale? Or would they rather game, watch movies and get on YouTube?

Stories are essential to us as a species. Our history throughout the ages are now more or less stories that are passed on across generations. Don’t you think it’s ironic how we humans create most of the things we fear? And yet we seem to thrive on that fear. Vampires and other kinds of imaginary monsters are now a movie genre and guess what? We love them! What once struck fear into the hearts of our ancestors is making up our Saturday nights (24/7 during this quarantine). Is it just me or are people more adaptable than we let on?