From a recent MLA news bulletin:
"resources that ... help build our potential as human beings", http://bit.ly/dig5Rh
I think we can all agree that we all thoroughly enjoy a good story, and so the theory goes [backchannel for citation], those of our distant ancestors that had a story telling culture enjoyed better reproductive success than those that didn't, and that we have hence genetically evolved to enjoy a good story.
Not to mention the more pragmatic purpose of being a repository for the knowedge of our culture, adding instrumentally to life's menu ('Life is a Menu - Reminiscences and Recipes from a Master Chef', Michel Roux, http://bit.ly/buvNxy :)
The word 'potential' I think is interesting here.
Gareth Osler
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