The Twist In The Tale

We are surrounded by & constantly engaging with stories whether we like it or not. Stories which come in the form of advertis ing, news, information, entertainment, make believe & some even impart knowledge. But are we able to engage with all of them or do we even wish to engage with all of them? Is it possible to completely comprehend every story in its entirety? Are we able to sieve one from the other or is it all a strange complex mix of narratives running parallel and confusingly intertwined? W hat do we make of this information overload considering our attention spans these days are 20 seconds at best because as a society we all seem to be suffering from collective Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder popularly known as ADHD. Despite all this we all do engage, believe & invest our time & effort in stories. We are constantly buying into ideas & information sometimes with cynicism, sometimes with complete faith & often times with a total & absolute suspension of our disbelief especially when we want Amitabh Bachchan to beat a tiger in hand to hand combat for instance. And if you ask Why the answer is simple we all love to be entertained! There is nothing like entering a world of make believe, to live a fantasy, be transported to La La Land, go on impossible adventures, be heroic, sing, dance, vanquish & romance with gay abandon & live the story thus escaping from the boring, repetitive drudgery of our mundane lives. Although this may seem a cliché, it is true. However interesting our lives maybe living someone else’s vicariously seems more interesting always. And if we talk about the future of storytelling I believe we are living that Future, Future is Today & as I explore the narrative form & content I believe the f uture of the narrative structure especially dramatic narrative shall be determined by how we consume those narratives / stories, henceforth.