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Introduction

“Storytelling is the very soul of humankind made plain for all to experience.” -John Appius Quill

They say that every person tells a story about himself to himself. What story is humanity collectively telling itself? People’s entire lives are built by their personal story. In this same way, humanity’s collective story has built our world.

For example, an elephant can be controlled by a thin rope because the story it tells itself is that it can’t break it. It tells this story because, as a baby, that same rope kept it from getting up and running around. Does humanity have such a rope on itself? It does, but it’s more like a noose, and it keeps getting tighter every year. Time is running out for humanity, and you, the reader.

“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world.” -Robert McKee

A master storyteller is able to tell a story to an elephant loaded with new ideas and change the beliefs and abilities of the elephant. Educated and wiser, the elephant can now simply stand up and break its rope. This is such a story. It is a story for you; it is a story for humanity; it is a story that will break our collective rope so we can stand up and be free.