{"id":1432,"date":"2026-06-19T19:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inquiringtogether.com\/?page_id=1432"},"modified":"2026-06-20T07:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:20:10","slug":"the-cessation-of-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inquiringtogether.com\/?page_id=1432","title":{"rendered":"The Cessation of Storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T18:12:23.031Z\">19 June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But\u2026..therefore\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2026.and hence this..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026.because\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;so\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026consequently\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conjunctions of cause and effect<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of sequences and consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building blocks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of plots, of stories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The creators of meaning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tools of sense making<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roots of suffering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why must they be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Must everything <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a cause <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Become a cause?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does sun cause life? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And what causes sun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are sun and life\u2026 not related?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not related and <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not divisible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life and death, pain and pleasure,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chaos and order, fear and desire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not related and <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not divisible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not distinguishable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not two but one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not one but\u2026?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Must life be a story?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Must life make sense?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fleeting, floating mass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of facts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not related and <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not divisible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Factual hallucinations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>False memories <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fictions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-sense<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most sensible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All at once<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cessation of storytelling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F1432#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel reply<\/a><\/small><\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/inquiringtogether.com\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" required><\/textarea><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label for=\"author\">Name <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"245\" autocomplete=\"name\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label for=\"email\">Email <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"100\" aria-describedby=\"email-notes\" autocomplete=\"email\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label for=\"url\">Website<\/label> <input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"url\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"200\" autocomplete=\"url\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\" \/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\nAre you human? 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