People
no longer told stories in the country...The country used to have stories. Story
tellers used tell several tales about the great heroes and their visions.
Storytellers used to be eager to pump the myth through the streets of the
cities. These myths used to fall on every ear and was retold by every mouth.
Every corner, you could hear the whispering and the murmur of the great city.
Story tellers used to promise the children, that if they worked hard enough,
they too would get to invent and tell their tales however they see fit. Stories
assured the old that they had lived a prosperous life, and they can move on
knowing that the city was in great hands. That used to be a long time ago, a
time of hope, prosperity and heroes, a time of storytelling.
Now that the old
have moved on and the children have matured, there is nobody left to believe in stories
anymore. Stories were almost always based on a myth or a rumored truth. Stories
harbored an escape from the harsh realities of life. Stories carried with it
hope of a better future or just a different future. But what good is an escape
plan if it never works? What good is Hope in a city that lacks faith? Citizens
of the country no longer wasted their energy believing in such, The only thing
concrete for them now were facts. Facts were sturdy, real and certain. They
weren't based on false hope or myths, they were based on the realities the city
had to offer its people. Facts enabled the citizens to prepare. For instance,
the police officer is prepared to collect whatever spare change he can get from
citizens at the expense of the general security because he knows the minimum
wage salary he is being paid would not be enough to cover his family's
expenses. Or the civil servant is prepared to falsify documents to make some
extra cash because he knows that he would have to give bribes to the police
officers and also ensure his retirement days. Or the youths who are prepared to
throw away all moral and ethical obligation to start fraud, theft or armed
robbery because they know that there isn't enough employment for them once they
finish school. Or the people who build houses behind high fences laced with
broken bottles or barbed wire because they know the government cannot ensure
their security against the lost youth. These are all facts that help the
citizens survive, it's what they need. It didn't do anyone any good to keep
believing in ridiculous stories and myths such as the government, the
constitution or hope. It was just better not to tell stories at all.
