I am among those with a strong conviction
That storytelling can change the world, by incorporating facts into fiction
When a captivating story is narrated to a receptive audience
It can have profound and lasting influence..
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Let stories belonging to far-flung lands
Get wider platforms so more people understand
The unique challenges that their inhabitants face
Learn how stories are tied to the geopolitics of each place
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Hearing stories from people of diverse backgrounds has been shown to build
Empathy in all of us, in the age of AI a much needed skill
No voice should be suppressed, no story prevented from being narrated
Through books, art, theater, every story should have a chance to be celebrated
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From the epic of Gilgamesh to contemporary fiction
Where would we be without our inherent predilection
To narrate stories- therefore we must continue
To tell them in every genre, flavor and hue
Passion...unbridled 