The masterfully pieced story

I watched a video today called Journey to 10000 BC. It pieced together quite a number of discoveries from 3 different fields in order for the historian to tell a cohesive story. It started with an excavation of a mammoth, moved to some of the bones found in various spots in North America for the short-faced bear and the saber-toothed tiger, then ended with projectile points for spears found in Clovis, NM. Then it depicted ice coring that showed a lot about atmospheric changes from 10000 BCE. Finally it portrayed different scientists discussing a couple of theories based on geologic finds as to why the people of 10000 BCE disappeared from view. It was masterfully pieced together to tell a cohesive story of the people who lived at the end of the last ice age. Since we don't have written records to tell us of the time, scientists are compelled to label their ideas as speculative, open to interpretation, but plausible.

When it comes to seeing Journey to 2011 MH (Matters of the Heart), I can piece together some fantastic events and emotions that make the current story cohesive. Without them, though, the story fails. The story bogs down and is stripped of any life. It would be a speculative story, not worth telling, and should disappear from view. But with those events and emotions, the story is full of life and rich beyond measure.

Who would want a story of mere facts and events devoid of fantastic events and emotions? Any day of the week, I want those fantastic events and emotions that make my current story rich beyond measure. The story then becomes desirable, not merely plausible.