"La narration révèle le sens sans commettre l'erreur de le définir"
— Hannah Arendt
Simplified Meaning:
When people tell stories, they help us understand important ideas and lessons in a way that we can think about and interpret ourselves. However, they do not strictly tell us exactly what those ideas and lessons mean. It's like when a teacher uses a story to explain a tough subject in school; they make it easier to understand without giving a straightforward definition. For example, if you read a story about someone helping a stranger, you might feel that the story is about kindness and generosity, but the storyteller doesn’t say, “this story means you have to be kind.” This way, each person can think about the story and come up with their own understanding. This method can help everyone see things from their unique point of view and learn something personal from the story. By doing this, stories are a powerful tool for teaching without limiting the message to just one explanation.
