Ryan Meagher: Post# 5

Stories are the way humans learn from one another. They teach us to move on, to not repeat past mistakes, and to fight for who you truly love. Often times they make us burst out in laughter, though sometimes they can save our lives. We are all only human, curious at nature. Thirty thousand years of human error has made the world a much safer place. All with the aid of stories. However, the most healing power of storys is instilling hope in drastic situations. When it seems like nothing will ever get better, its always good to remember that for many people it does.

In Sold, by Patricia McCormick, Lakshmi uses the help of story's to keep herself from losing all faith at the Happiness House. Back in Nepal, she heard stories of marrying Krishna and having a happy family. She also heard stories of working hard, and buying a new tin roof so that her baby brother can survive. These optimistic tales are really all that Lakshmi has to stay hopeful for. They give her the spirit to work hard in terrible conditions, in order to come back home and make the stories a reality.