Stories

I've been Reading(A Million Miles in a Thousand Years) about how Donald Miller has learned more about himself but simply studying the dynamics of a story. I've learned recently about how I've become the antagonist in my story, instead of the protagonist. Reading this book makes me want to live more intentionally.

I find it quite ironic that, recently, I have been pushing the players in my RPG group to learn who their characters are, and to act as if they are that character. I want them to Role-Play Intentionally. Why is it such a big deal? Grand quests, epic adventures, and heroism are tasks achieved by people, not robots. Why does a story work that way? According to Donald Miller, "Stories are a condensed form of life".

Oh Snap!

If I want to have a life full of grand adventures, heroism, and excitement, I need to start living like a person who cares about things, who has beliefs and opinions. People without many opinions or much drive to fight for them are the easiest to get along with, but those people with opinions who can tell you all about them without destroying you are the most interesting, popular, and Fun people. Its the people who believe in something so strongly that they are willing to DO SOMETHING about it who are the leaders of peoples hearts and minds.