South Africa, Oct. 24 -- Connecting through generations

In its purest form, storytelling is about creating stories that resonate, connect people and have a meaning in people's lived experiences in one way or another. Think of traditional folktales, stories passed from generation to generation, always with a "who," "what," "why," and a moral to carry forward. Whether it's the tale of The hare and the lion, The spirit in the tree or Western equivalents like Hansel and Gretel or Rapunzel.

These stories endure because they speak about shared human truths, they resonate with the audiences then and continue to resonate, perhaps in different forms with children today. I want to argue, with caution, that they will resonate with future generatio...