A favorite quote for many a fiction writer! “Of course this...

A favorite quote for many a fiction writer! “Of course this didn’t actually happen… but I’m going after a greater truth here.” Right.

Still, there ARE greater truths in most good books, films and other works of fiction than what are readily clear to us in real life. This, I believe, is partly because we are, most of us, so busy just reacting to whatever comes our way that we fail to really consider or create a real purpose for ourselves, and without the struggle to achieve something, there isn’t a lot of great meaning available to us. 

I hope you will reflect on this a bit for yourself, and, if you decide I’m right, that you’ll create some particular purpose, some goal… if not for your life, then just for this day, or for this week. And I hope you’ll do everything in your power to reach that goal. And, at the end of this day, or week, that you’ll have a great and meaningful story to tell!

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