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What story will inspire our Children?

Karen Armstrong wrote a small book with the big story on stories; A Short History of Myth. It explores in only 176 pages the place and role of mythological stories in human cultures from tribes to religion to modern society.

I grew up in a village where 0% diversity in ethical background was prevalent. The biblical mythology and nation state history were the two stories clearly presented. Though what is the story in multi ethical schoolclasses in a hyperconnected global village setting? What is the story to lay down the fear and love, self-esteem and compassion of our (future) times? Where is the book? Who can and is going to write it?

I believe we have too, everybody who understands a part of their world should contribute. Somebody is a specialist in waterlilies role and place on the globe should be able to tell this to a 4 or 8 year old. You know the ideal pragmatic achievable car of the near future; children should hear these stories. The stories should get together in a new mythology using narrative principles to tell the story about the world we create for them.

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