STORIES

I get a lot of useful ideas about the world from watching Jordan Peterson and his interviews. But his attempt to resurrect the bloody Bible as a unifying narrative for the modern world is desperate. Its stories no longer speak to us - if they ever did, if indeed they were not largely forced on the population. That is why no-one goes to Church.

Traditional stories are sources of wisdom and guidance, and now we have them available to us from all round the world, from all times. When you have more than one story for the same thing, as many traditions do, that acts as a guard against fundamentalism. We have access to a vast treasure store. Find the stories - and poems - that speak to you, and cherish them. Learn them and tell them from the heart. They will change you.