Whenever we talk about art, we tend to think about paintings, sketches and the likes. Or at least I tend to do so. Art, however, is not limited to these but has a much wider horizon. I believe, that anything that helps manifest the creativity of a person, is art. 

Therefore, photography, music composing, dancing, architecture and writing are all forms of art too. All these help a person showcase their creativity, emotions and feelings in different ways so as to affect other people in the way they intend to. 

One vital component of all these art forms is storytelling. It is something, I believe to be synonymous across all these different art forms. Even Hans Zimmer, the popular German composer, says so and I totally agree. 

This storytelling aspect of art is something that is engrained in all of us. That’s because we humans have always been story tellers. That’s how we passed our collective knowledge from one generation to the next, in the form of stories, be they written or spoken. 

Writing

As I mentioned, storytelling is not exclusive to any particular form of art but in my opinion, writing is the best way to tell a story. One could argue that pictures or videos (movies, or example) can do a better job at telling a story but I think differently.

Yes, movies are a really popular medium. That’s why I think more people watch movies than read a book. But popularity is not a measure of effectiveness. Movies don’t paint a picture, they show you a completed picture. 

In writing though, a writer paints a picture for the reader. His words are his paint and the reader’s mind is his canvas. Also, every single reader is free to create/interpret the picture in their own way and that’s where the beauty of writing lies. 

When you are reading a fiction on medieval war, for example, and as you are reading it, you get so into it that you feel as if all of it were happening right there in front of your eyes. You can feel the emotions that the characters feel or at least related to them. You feel a connection with them and their story and that, is just beautiful.

Uniqueness 

How lucky are we that out of all the species on the planet, we are the only ones who seem to have this capability to tell stories and share ideas and to be able to communicate with each other in so many different ways. 

I think I feel like Samwell Tarly of Game of Thrones, when I say that there is so much to read that has been written by such great minds that I doubt one person can read it all in his lifetime. Also, so much is written that is not published. How many great stories are we missing? We will never know. 

Anyways, I take solace in the fact that the technology of our time is making it easier for us storytellers to tell our stories and we are now reading more than ever and with technology like blockchains, it will all stay with us forever.

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