Chris de Beer, director at the Qualibooks Group, emphasizes the significance of storytelling in fostering emotional connections, simplifying complex ideas, inspiring change, and preserving cultural heritage across generations.
In a world increasingly dominated by digital distractions, the art of storytelling fosters connection and serves to preserve our culture and shared heritage, writes Chris de Beer, director at the Qualibooks Group.
But in our fast paced, digital culture, we are often too distracted to stop and listen to stories. Or to escape into another world by reading a book. This rather sad reality got me thinking about how much society stands to lose when we don’t tell stories, when we don’t share our experiences and when we don’t educate future generations so that they don’t repeat the mistakes we made in the past.
Literature is the root of all culture, which is why books and reading are essential to the preservation of our heritage. In the work I do, I spend a fair amount of time in libraries, but I haven’t visited the library in my personal capacity since I was a child. When we visit a library, we have an opportunity to connect with others – be it a librarian who suggests another way to look at the problem or another library user who tells you an anecdote that shifts your perspective. When children visit the library they learn about responsibility, consequences and deadlines.
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