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Art of Storytelling


One day I was driving back home through a deserted road after a hectic day at office. It was already late in the night and except the head lamps of my car there is no other light source that is visible. I was cruising along at around the prescribed speed limit and suddenly my car started to make some unusual noise. This noise gradually increased and all of a sudden my car shuddered to a halt with a big bang. I switched on the hazard lights, pulled the lever to open the bonnet, jumped out of the car and opened the bonnet and as I am not very good at car mechanics couldn't find any obvious fault. I was feeling more resigned than frustrated and slowly closed the bonnet. When I looked around I realised that I was in the middle of no-where and my car's hazard lights are the only lights I could see. I quickly pulled out my mobile, searched for the entry of car recovery company  in the contacts and dialled it. Immediately after dialling I heard 'No network coverage in your area'. My heart sank and I couldn't think of any other alternative. I looked at both sides of the road to see if there is any vehicle coming my way, but nothing came for the next half an house. After thinking through various options, including walking along the road until I find some help, I decided that none of them are safe. So finally decided to stay in my car for the rest of the night and find some help in the morning. So I got back into my car, closed the door, pulled back my seat and started to relax and suddenly I saw something strange racing my way...

And the story continues. This is my attempt at describing a small incident. After reading the above paragraph it should be pretty obvious that I don't possess the great art of storytelling. But if my parents or grandparents narrated the same story it would have been very interesting and gripping to read with lot more detail.

In this age where people prefer to watch videos or animations rather than reading an article it is not hard to understand the reason why the art of storytelling is dying at such a fast pace. Sadly I can’t say that this is wrong for humankind. In the process of evolution humans lost various skills which are once thought to be essential and acquire new skills. In the same way we are in the process of losing the skill of storytelling. I am afraid that the future of storytelling isn’t looking very bright. I can only hope that this is just another step in human evolution and it is for the sake of good.

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