a pair of good LENSES
Perspective
Like a pair of new lenses that help us see clearer, books equip us with new perspectives.
By reading, we are given a deeper insight into lives and experiences outside our own. We see through a different lens. A Helopino mind draws similarities between story and their own life. Taking morals and lessons with them in their everyday life and encounters
Empathy
Like a palette of paints to mix with, stories make us aware of all the nuanced and far-reaching emotions that might colour our minds.
By reading, we learn to understand and develop emotional resilience. A Helopino mind feels their emotions in all varied hues they may come in. Rather than suffer under their yoke, they learn to accept them and direct their life as they wish.
a PALETTE of paints
the missing PUZZLE piece
Belonging
By reading, we gain rare insight into deep universal truths; a Helopino mind sees their own story reflected through the characters journey, using the experience to understand themselves and others better.
For eons our culture has been storytelling. As a practice, it is deeply intrinsic to the human condition. With roots that trace back to our most primal form. Stories warned us, guided us, excited us. They taught us what it meant to be human.
Today, they continue to serve as a powerful mechanism to carry culture and connect generations. Stories are vital in how we process and categorise experiences. They are laced in everything we consume. The words we read, the songs we sing, the food we eat, but their key value exists in their ability to shape understanding, private thoughts, and conversations.
Before we walk, talk, or even think – we are taught to communicate through story. Before all these things you were first told a story.
It’s what allows us to see the world in it’s glory...
