Our Memoirs Are Unlimited Variations on a Theme
They are as variable as we are, infinite and precious. With each telling, they uncover another dimension
The certainty of stories
We have been telling stories about ourselves from the beginning of time. They tell us who we are. They connect us to others. They entertain, inform and comfort us. They tell us we are not alone.
Personal stories extend from the walls of caves to memoirs about how the author du jour became an outstanding human being in less than three days.
Millions of people open their massive collection of memoirs every Sunday as they revisit the “familiar” stories of miserable Job as he bitches and moans about his feeling of abandonment, or Jesus, who despairs that his best friends would fall asleep during his most trying hours.
These stories aren’t only about our ancestors, way back then. They touch us right now. Who hasn’t felt like the world has just permanently dumped on them or that the people we love the most, often attend to us least.
No matter when or where, these are stories that last because they embrace the array of human experiences we wrestle with in our lives. The words may vary, the voice may sound different, but the…
