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Peter's avatar

No wonder story-telling has the power it has to influence behaviour and wellbeing. From my earliest youth I remember the cine-film clips at the village hall where the elders of Sioux Indians would sit around the camp fire telling stories of prior tribal behaviour that worked and didn't work for the current generation of young warriors to absorb. One must conclude that ways of doing things which last through generational ages, because of stories still being passed down such as the one you tell here so well, must be based upon an underlying truth. Please keep telling them, its important.

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Karina's avatar

So true. The real issue is that without memories of the past — without storytelling, traditions, and a sense of ancestry — nations begin to collapse from within. There's no backbone, no shared morality, no connection to ancestral wisdom. In my view, this is one of the darker consequences of globalisation. It has already weakened much of Western Europe, and now it’s pushing hard to do the same in Eastern Europe.

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Adina Dinu's avatar

Mmmm ce pofta si dor mi-a starnit articolul asta 🥹💛

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Karina's avatar

Ooo draguta mea ce ma bucur ca ai rezonat cu poveștile teiului. Este așa un arbore evocativ pentru noi!

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