I heard of a lovely practice of The Human Library in Denmark where, instead of borrowing a book you borrow a person for an hour and they tell you about themselves.

It got me wondering: But can people tell their own story when asked?

Thinking upon it; the only time we usually meet a person telling their story is when a character in a novel, play or film does an exposition in order to move the plot along, or add colour or depth… the author of the story decides what the character says based on what is needed to be said, or what is proper to be said.

How would you tell your story?

Would you know to include background? Would you do it correctly? How much of your background do you know?

Would you be kind to your character? Would you be harsh? Fair?

Have you thought about your character enough?