Our life itself is a story where we all are the characters. This story starts with our soul entering the body and ends with the soul leaving it. Most of the life stories vanish with the dust of time, while only a few acquire a place in the pages of history. It is a human trait that whenever we come across any story, we try to relate our lives to that. This also impacts our psyche. Say for example, we read a detective story one night; we seek to take things critically after that. This is the reason why most people, especially females, shed their tears after watching a particular emotional film.

Moreover, stories also set us think, which in turn increases our thinking ability. In the ancient time, storytelling was considered to be one of the effective means of teaching moral values to children. The grandparents used to tell stories on which a moral suggestion was attached at the end of the story. When children come across a fantastic world where everything is magical, they start thinking themselves to be a part of the imaginative world. Moreover, children have an innate love for stories. Storytelling basically forms a bridge between different generations of people. Say for example when grandparents tell stories to their grand children, there develop a bond of love between them.

Children start taking their grandmas or grandpas as their friends. Moreover, when our older generation tells us stories about their time and tradition, we come to know our culture and our tradition. Children learn a lot from the stories they hear from their parents or family members. Moreover, storytelling has a great benefit in terms of academic success. It is evident that when teachers relate a particular theory in the class room to a story, the theory becomes more transparent to the children. This helps them to understand and grab the theory more lucidly. This also creates an environment of exchange the thoughts and ideas in the class room. Moreover, stories offer children to explore diverse cultures. It created respect and empathy among children for different religions and cultures. This is a very good way to reveal differences and commonalties of cultures around the world. It helps children understand how wisdom is common to all people and all cultures.

It is said that one can be a good speaker if the person is a good listener. When children listen to stories, it enhances their listening power. Stories reveal universal truths about the world. Through stories we see how very different people share the same life experiences and how human nature can transcend culture. Moreover, storytelling is also an art. Some people have developed skills to present something in a very interesting manner. This is important in terms of public speaking. The former railway minister of India, Lalu Prasad Yadav is a very good public speaker. It amazes everyone how he intermingle serious issues with light hearted stories to present before the general public. Stories can link not only between the world of classroom and home but also between the classroom and beyond.