CS Lewis writes,
"the value of the myth is that it takes all the things we know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by ‘the veil of familiarity.’ The child enjoys his cold meat, otherwise dull to him, by pretending it is buffalo, just killed with his own bow and arrow. And the child is wise. The real meat comes back to him more savory for having been dipped in a story."
For me, mythology is vital for living prosperously. Stories and imagination are things we should not push away. People do not hinder children from turning his dinner into the endings of a grand hunt - as Lewis writes. That idea seems outrageous. But going off of this, why should adults be frowned upon for doing the same thing? If creating a story makes a bland situation into a happy one should it not be placed in high esteem? We do have this notion of there's a time and a place for fun and games and there's another for work. The two are separate. And with this, stories tend to fall away from the aspects of life that should be serious. I'm wondering how big of a role this places in a persons general unhappiness. For me my happiest times at work are when we have some idea about what we are doing that goes beyond the mindless work. The conversation allows the work to flow by and be very enjoyable. Now, the opposite side to this it simple. Too much fun, the more potential destruction can happen, a job cannot be done when a group of people are laughing and joking around instead of completing a task. But I don't think eliminating small adventures and imaginative ideas is the answer. By just observing broadly, the masses of depression and unhappiness that occurs when one lives a ultra serious life attests to this. A balance of creativity and work is something I think to be encouraged in all aspects of life..
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