Importance of Stories

Day 37 / 365

I love Pokemon. There aren’t many things that have had a larger impact on my life than that. To this day, if I need to lift myself up, I will listen to old Pokemon theme songs or watch a video of a great moment from the show. I know, it's just a fictional TV show. It's just a story. But I think all of us need a story, a fairy tale, to get by in life.

The same goes for things like Superhero movies. Of course, they are fake. Of course, they defy the laws of physics. Of course, they are larger than life, as they need to be.

Defeating your obstacles, and handling what life throws at you, is not always easy. Sometimes, logic can only take you so far. Sometimes, you need to find faith somewhere. In order to have miracles happen, you need to believe that they can.

This is why, to this day, whenever I need to psyche myself up, I would watch Ash’s Infernape beat Paul's Electrivire, against all odds. Or I would watch Goku going Super Saiyen 3 for the first time. Or Iron Man defeat Thanos. What’s a story that you believe in that gives you hope?