Man is eminently a storyteller. His search for a purpose, a cause, an ideal, a mission and the like is largely a search for a plot and a pattern in the development of his life story — a story that is basically without meaning or pattern.
Eric Hoffer (American Writer, 1902-1983)
Hoffer’s quote reminds me why recording our life story or helping someone else with theirs is so important. Our lives can appear to be a random collection of events. But when we actually begin to tell our story we can see more clearly a pattern emerge. With pattern there comes a sense of wonder and meaning to our life.
Photo by Ali Edwards
