Are Parables True Stories Novels & Stories

'Why is that even funny?' 'Because, humans wouldn't know the truth if it hit them in the face like a tsunami,' he said. 'Truth is nothing but fiction, told by the greatest storytellers this world has ever known. Of course, they were also the best liars, but that's the real secret to great story-telling, isn't it? Possessing the ability to make people believe you. Stories become truths so powerful that people forget that the tale itself was so fantastical, it couldn't possibly have been real. Serpents and apples. Building a massive boat full to the brim with every species of animal known to man. Five thousand people turning up to your dinner party when you only have five loaves of bread and t

He began He took a deep breath for a minute then he continued "Not everybody who comes in contact with you is there for your own good, some come for your progress, other come for your downfall" I did not understand what he was saying as I pondered on the statement, he noticed the curiosity in my eyes and he chuckled "You're a ruler, a ruler is meant to serve the people and not himself, the glory in which he has as a leader is as a result of the people's decision". I got more confused, I knew my father was one who makes things simple and easier to understand and assimilate, I pondered on the reason why he decided to speak in parables this period.

In fact, he was amongst the oldest executives in Levity Museum; and his story was the most touching. Every legend had some truth behind it, for nothing was born of lies and deceit only. Even the greatest deceiver of the ages, the one known as Lucifer, lied with truth as the basis for his schemes. Legends were the same. No matter how absurd they came across as, there was some truth within those pompous words that praised and elevated the status of the one heralded as the hero in that tale.