Reflection Paper on Storytelling

Challenge and Selection:

Storytelling is a reflection tool that many people use in their journey of life. I am a student still, I

have completed my schooling, college and now doing Masters. And everywhere I went you I found

peers, few of them turned friends. All of us often face stress, difficulties and depression over one and

other things every next moment. Even if we want help, we find it challenging to open up to others. I

am no different, but somehow, I observed how storytelling is an ice breaker. When we talk to

someone through stories, the way we can open up to them is just amazing to know. And these stories

can sometimes, bring someone joy, make someone happy and inspire someone too. With my peers at

my institute I often share my stories, I communicate with them, they question me sometimes provide

feedback. Sometimes they also share stories which inspires me sometimes. This also helps me

understand their mindset and behaviours, this helps me make strategies on how I can work with them

with different projects and arts.

Application:

This is a story; I would like to share on how I once used this amazing storytelling tool. One evening

while working with my group members, we discussed about our biggest fears we had as a child, and

how we went over it eventually. It was very surprising to hear how silly we were as a kid and few of

us were brave too. In this process I came across a friend named Siddharth who spoke about violence

in his neighbourhood. His story was based on a boy who was a victim of parental violence, often the

boy’s father uses to shout at him, hit him hard. Sometimes even throw him out of the house. One day

that boy choose to revert to his father. He was ready that day for his father to arrive and hit at him.

Few moments later he saw his father approaching him with a stick, and as soon as his father came

near him, he started hitting him back with a stick. And then that boy ran from his house and never

returned.

Insight and Conclusion:

After few days I came to know that the story said by Shiddharth was his own story. From this we can

understand that through storytelling we can share our stories very easily and even get solutions to our

problems easily. Thus storytelling tool can be an amazing way to share inspire and discuss sensitive

and personal stories and issues.


Reflection Paper on Storytelling Challenge and Selection : Storytelling is a reflection tool that many people use in their journey of life . I am a student still , I have completed my schooling , college and now doing Masters . And everywhere I went you I found peers , few of them turned friends . All of us often face stress , difficulties and depression over one and other things every next moment . Even if we want help , we find it challenging to open up to others . I am no different , but somehow , I observed how storytelling is an ice breaker . When we talk to someone through stories , the way we can open up to them is just amazing to know . And these stories can sometimes , bring someone joy , make someone happy and inspire someone too . With my peers at my institute I often share my stories , I communicate with them , they question me sometimes provide feedback . Sometimes they also share stories which inspires me sometimes . This also helps me understand their mindset and behaviours , this helps me make strategies on how I can work with them with different projects and arts . Application : This is a story ; I would like to share on how I once used this amazing storytelling tool . One evening while working with my group members , we discussed about our biggest fears we had as a child , and how we went over it eventually . It was very surprising to hear how silly we were as a kid and few of us were brave too . In this process I came across a friend named Siddharth who spoke about violence in his neighbourhood . His story was based on a boy who was a victim of parental violence , often the boy ’s father uses to shout at him , hit him hard . Sometimes even throw him out of the house . One day that boy choose to revert to his father . He was ready that day for his father to arrive and hit at him . Few moments later he saw his father approaching him with a stick , and as soon as his father came near him , he started hitting him back with a stick . And then that boy ran from his house and never returned . Insight and Conclusion : After few days I came to know that the story said by Shiddharth was his own story . From this we can understand that through storytelling we can share our stories very easily and even get solutions to our problems easily . Thus storytelling tool can be an amazing way to share inspire and discuss sensitive and personal stories and issues .