Wednesday, August 24, 2011

What are the treetop tales!

For times immemorial, wise men and women have created stories using animals, birds and other people to teach and preach the ways of the world to the innocent and the naive. The goal was the prepare them for the world as it really is without infusing a sense of bitterness about it. Whether it is the Aesop's fables or Jataka tales from India or folk tales from other parts of the world, there was a message in every story. It was to simply internalise the truths of life without feeling upset about them. The treetop tales hopes to revive the same message, bringing forward simple ancient stories with an emphasis on the message. My hope is that every parent who reads them will relate them to their children with the hope of getting the message across. Remember life is a never ending MBA and these days kids start people management when they start school.