I'm one of those few people who find it really difficult to tell a story about themselves. I don't usually remember things in an orderly fashion that could flow into a story. I'm feeling sad that I'm missing one of the essential things that makes us human, storytelling. I'm also a very philosophical person, so naturally I want to explore the topic of storytelling in a philosophical way.

Stories are everywhere, people from all over the world tell stories. Religion is based on stories. Many forms of entertainment tell a story, books, movies, plays etc.. It's natural that storytelling is ubiquitous because it is normal part of life. I'm wondering what exactly about stories that captivate us all? What is the story about stories (pun intended)?

In my opinion, stories are a natural way of communicating a set of real or imaginary events in a meaningful and a logical fashion so that a person can remember and retell it. A person telling a story usually strives to say something interesting and memorable. All things being equal, a set of information told in a story will usually have a bigger impression on us than not.

I remember trying to help two kids memorize a deck of cards and I succeeded. How did I do it? I told a story using each card so that every card was part of the story. I think life can be seen like a deck of cards in that life can be disorganized. Our brain sometimes needs to impose order on the world by inventing a story. So just like the kids were able to remember the deck of cards by me turning it into a story, we remember life by turning it into a story.

Thoughts?