A Story For Every Occasion

It's important to have a good and believable story for every occasion. You just never know when you'll need one. For instance, the other day I was buying some Haagen Daas (not sure about the spelling) ice cream, when I ran into (not literally, of course) my Mother. She told me that I shouldn't be eating any Haagen Daas, or any other ice cream for that matter, unless I wanted to become fatter than I already am. Thinking fast on my feet (another expression), I told her I had fallen in love with Lina. For those of you who don't know, Lina is a Chinese woman who just won the French Open Tennis Tournament. The first Asian to ever win the French Open. And she received something like two million dollars in endorsements (companies pay her to use their products). One of these endorsements is, guess what, Haagen Daas. So by eating Haagen Daas ice cream I am expressing my love for Lina. I thought that was a pretty darn good story to come up with, off the top of my head (and, yet, another expression; means I made it up on the spot). But, my Mother didn't buy it.
Stories are a way of making sense of our lives, and of life in general. If you believe that everything happens randomly, without rhyme or reason (sorry, another expression; basically means, seemingly completely pointless and without any real meaning), then everything can seem quite without purpose of any kind. I believe everything happens for a reason, even if sometimes we can't understand what the reason could possibly be. Stories, for me, are a way of making sense, upon occasion, of events that seem to make no sense. They are also great entertainment, a great way to teach, or learn, and for me, they not only make life bearable, but make it highly enjoyable.
So, remember, keep a few good stories in mind at all times. You just never know when you're going to need one. Ciao.