You are likely to know Shekhar Kapur, as the director of Elizabeth I and II. At this TED conference, he discusses the importance of stories in our lives.
Particularly poignant statements:
We are the stories we tell ourselves. In this universe and this existence, where we live with this duality of whether we exist or not and who are we, the stories we tell ourselves are the stories that define the potentialities of our existence.
A person without a story does not exist. I tell a story and therefore I exist.
Ultimately whats a story? Its a contradiction. Everything is a contradiction. The universe is a contradiction. And all of us are constantly looking for harmony.
While you may not live in a fairy world like I do at times, this talk really reveals a side to being human that very few attempt to actualize.
Video after the jump.
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