The Right Story

Stories and tales have always been part of our experience as human beings. As humans have evolved through the millennia, they have developed a series of skills that have ensured their survival and the continuation of the species. Humans immediately understood the need to be in a group and establish ties with other individuals, so that they could work together towards a common purpose and for the greater good. 

As we all know from our personal experience, however, the stories we tell do not always have the desired outcome. Sometimes, we are left with the impression that the story is wrong, and the narrative fails to convince its audience, falling short of involving them to the point that they feel driven to action. This is what happens, for example, when a group of citizens protest in favour of something, but the politicians do nothing, and the very situation which had caused friction in the first place remains unchanged. In this case, the reason behind the failure is almost certainly due to the ideas of the protesters being too far removed from those in government, and that their message was not powerful enough to leverage any kind of consensus. A good idea can fail if it doesn't get the right support, just as a bad idea can succeed if it does.