There is something important and compelling about stories that bears considering in greater detail. Stories are marvelous means of summarizing experiences, of capturing and event and the surrounding context that seams essential. Stories are important cognitive events, for they encapsulate, into one compact package, information, knowledge, context, and emotion.
Donald A. Norman, "Things that make us smart"
Um dia quando tiver um filho vou-lhe contar tantas histórias que ele haverá de se fartar de ser criança. Mais tarde sairá à rua, conhecerá outros jovens, meter-se-à nas mais diversas situações: talvez aí irá perceber.