the resposibility of the story teller is to take the stories as they feel they are and to distill them down to be the collective story that they need to be
you are the focal point as the story teller
the story is actually created by the congregating of the tribe around the table or the fire
the story teller is not so much the teller as the channel through which the story flows
your job as story teller is to be the medium
you must be open and available
your body must be ready
loose and able to move
but with a distinct point of view or you won't understand anything
the story is the eternal thing out there in the universe
it was there when the universe was an infinitely dense
infinitely hot
infinitely small point
from which exploded this and that
stars
dust
planets
etc etc etc
and then we found our selves here
gathered around a camp fire
or staring at a screen alone in our little apartment
streaming something new on netflix
but the job is the same
the job is to channel the infinite story that goes back to the beginning of the universe
and arrives here at the moment you are in
that is what it means to live in the moment
it's not just some nonsense about being 'in the moment'
it is, literally, to be the focal point of the entire evolution of the universe
that is the actor's job
the playwright's job
the director's job
it all leads to that moment when the lights turn on
the camera speeds
and the universe looks at you and you say:
"......"
that is it
that's the thing.