Six Minute Stories Ben Arment

How do you stand out in the crowd when every conceivable force in the universe is trying to get you to be just like everyone else? Originality is a fight, and your creative life depends on it. This story is about finding your authentic self in the sea of everybody else.

Music by: David Cutter Music - www.davidcuttermusic.co.uk

If you want to tell people the truth, you'd better make them laugh or they'll kill you, said George Bernard Shaw. Truth-telling is over-done, provocative, and downright boring. Storytelling just might be the only way to convey truth anymore.

People always say the same thing about criminals they know: "They were so nice" and "They're the last person you'd suspect." So what does it mean when ordinary people commit heinous acts? And how did we become their friends in the first place?

We are the sum total of the experiences we've had in life. But what happens when those experiences are bad? What becomes of our lives?

No one remembers their grandparents' parents' parents. So how do we create a life that's worth remembering? There are a few small things we can do.

Most of us try to avoid the things we fear. But some of the best experiences in life sit on the other side of fear. We only need the courage to get to them.