How do you feel about the assertion, "We need stories for our survival!"?

Question

Can you think of some examples from your own life that illustrates its truth?

Answer 1

Hello dear!
Our name is a story! Our existence can not be without stories! Being Greek, everything can be related to a myth (non written history).
From the Zodiac circle to bread and water, from sky to Earth, from soul to matter, from words to feelings are all explained and set by myths!
Every day I reconsider the stories I heard from relatives, neighbors or read from books. They are all and always with me!
Little saying from grandmothers of what to do, how to behave, what to eat and what not, , etc., are keep coming back!

Answer 2

Storytelling is intrinsic to us as human beings - before the invention of writing and recording, we relied on it to impart wisdom, news and traditions. We still rely on storytelling to do this, but in more covert ways. Soap operas, for example, provide us with a social barometer, as well as an escape. And popular music - especially rap - has replaced the traditional ballad as the means of conveying a hero's tale (be he fallen or not.)