History and stories

What we know of the past is known through stories — stories others tell and stories we tell ourselves.

They say history is written by the victors. But recent history can lack clear winners and losers. Protest or insurrection? Tragedy or genocide? Self-defense or aggression? Anomaly or trend? Across the globe, the record of what’s happening is sometimes in dispute.

So who wins?

It’s the stories that are told the most.

Could this political phenomenon be relevant to our own lives and our personal history? Most certainly.

The story we tell ourselves most often will shape our past, present, and future. Tell a good one.