The stories we should tell
"Expecting every storyteller to tell you feel-good stories, stories that help you sleep well at night, or seek the overthrow of a corrupt regime, is ridiculous."
Ife kwulu ife akwudobie.
My people, the Igbo, believe firmly in the duality of things; nothing stands alone - they say - something always stands beside it. The idea that there is only a single path to a destination has no place in their worldview. And also in their stories. Be it fables or stories of people. The balance …
