Stories Educate your Desires

I have always been one for being strong and passionate about things and I think that one story that has really educated my desires and given me strength and power is a movie called To Save a Life. We watched this movie in 'house groups' at my church. Ever since watching the movie, I feel like my life has changed. It taught me so much about how I view life and the importance of everything and what really matters. One line in the movie is when Chris says,
 "Life is a journey, not so much to a destination, but a transformation."
I think this is so true because it is true that life is a destination and there is an end but within your life you can transform and become something to change someone's life. Which I think is true to me because I want to leave some kind of legacy when I leave this earth. I haven't figured out my purpose yet, but this movie showed me that everyone has one that is unique to them. Once I figure out my purpose, I can transform to meet the journey and destination at the end with the feeling of success.
Another line that I think demonstrates what educates my desire is when Chris also says, "But we have to remember, that even when we struggle to believe in Him, He always believes in us."
I think this line is really important because God is a strong leader in my life and I believe my religion plays a part in who I am today. I think that the line is true because no matter how we feel, if we're lacking faith and we need someone, God will always believe in us no matter what. He will never lose faith in us. I think this is a strong quote to show how my desires are educated because one of my desires is just to always stay faithful and know that I have someone supporting me at all times.
The movie To Save a Life has enriched me in different ways than I could have imagined. It was basically a life changing movie. I now strive to transform my life and live in a way that I will always make a difference and staying faithful and knowing that He is always on my side.

Consequences of Certain Actions

When I was younger, one of my favorite stories to have read to me over and over was the infamous, Tell The Truth Tyler by JoDee McConnaughhay. The book, as given from the title, taught me to always tell the truth and if I do not, I will run into consequences.
In the book, the dad confronts Tyler,
"'Why didn't you tell me the truth?' Dad asked, gently wiping the chocolate from Tyler's nose.
'I was afraid to,' Tyler said."
I learned that when you do not tell the truth, you will get confronted.
Another part in the book, the dad tells Tyler why the truth is always important.
"'You know,' Dad said, 'it's not always easy to tell the truth. But God says it's the right thing to do. The Bible says 'Stop telling lies. Tell each other the truth. ' Even if it's hard to do, speak up and tell the truth."
In this part of the book, the dad teaches Tyler that no matter what, lies are worse than the truth. The truth is valued and you should always tell the truth because God says it's the right thing to do.
Stories teach us the consequences of our actions and I learned from Tell the Truth Tyler to always tell the truth. With the truth, we will never run into unwanted consequences.

Stories help us see through the eyes of others

The Color Purple was a novel that enriched me in such a way that it expanded my view on diverse cultures. The Color Purple was written by a young black girl who was uneducated and not sure of what was outside the world now a days. 

Celie says, "Well, us talk and talk about God, but I’m still adrift. Trying to chase that old white man out of my head. I been so busy thinking bout him I never truly notice nothing God make. Not a blade of corn (how it do that?) not the color purple (where it come from?)" 

Celie refers to men as 'white' men which indicates a difference in what we see since I do not call men 'white'. This helps me see through the eyes of a young, minority since she does not see herself as equal as the white man. 

Another line, Celie says "Mr. ______ think all this is stuff men do. But Harpo not like this, I tell him. You not like this. What Shug got is womanly it seem like to me. Specially since she and Sofia the ones got it." 

Celie can not even call the master "Mr. _______ by name because she he is her master and she has to work for him. This helps me see through her eyes because I do not have a master and I am equal enough to call men by their last names and not have to leave a blank. 

The Color Purple helped me see through the eyes of a young, black girl who is a minority.

Stories Create Community

Stories connect people through different ways. One such way is community. In my life, Dr. Seuss' books have really brought a community together. From far and wide including all ages, Dr. Seuss, such as Cat in the Hat, reaches a vast majority of people. It has even been created a movie it's been popular.
One line in cat in the hat that is known by many,
"Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me NOW!
It is fun to have fun
But you have to know how"

This line brings people together since a lot of people know this line in the book. Another well known line in the movie is when the cat says, "Oh yeah!" since he says it repeatedly. Stories like Cat in the Hat bring communities together since it's a well known story that most people can enjoy or relate to since there's not much controversy within the movie.

A Story From My Own Life

Within songs, there are hidden messages to be reveled. In the song ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ by Taylor Swift, there are many stories to be told through this one story. With little deciphering, Taylor’s song creates a story as it helps us see through the eyes of someone else and shows us the consequences of our actions. Taylor Swift helps us see through her eyes as she is singing the song in first person. Taylor sings,

“I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now.”

It helps us view how she sees things. We see through Taylor’s eyes that she has preconceived judgments on this guy that she is singing about.

The song also is also an example of the consequences to our actions. Taylor writes,

“I guess you didn't care

And I guess I liked that

And when I fell hard

You took a step back

Without me, without me, without me

And he's long gone

When he's next to me

And I realize the blame is on me”.

Taylor says ‘the blame is on me’ when she realizes that she has to face the consequences to the actions she’s made. She knew the guy was trouble from the beginning and that she would get her heart broken though she went through with him. Within Taylor Swift’s song, we find true meaning’s and it’s not simply a song with a catchy tune. Taylor is telling the story of herself and a boy but it is much more intricate once broken apart and examined a little closer.