-Julia, Marin
“Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.” Chinua Achebe
This quote to me seems to say that until both stories or sides are told, only the one told will be telling the events. One person will always prevail; they will tell it in the sense that all glory goes to them.
To me, the hunter in other terms is the good person and the lion is the typical bad person. But that’s a black and white version. To me, looking deeper into the quote would be the gray portion. When we don’t get both sides of the story, how can we place a label? How can we call someone a good or bad person?
One perspective of the story is not the whole story. To consider even having a label on the people, we need the whole story. We need the full picture. Our voice is a powerful tool. With your words, you can have the support or belief of an entire army. We have the power and there is much power in our words. If you don’t tell your story, someone else will.