expanding

When listening to stories from other people, the way the tell the story and paint the picture shows what the person is like. I have always been a person who loves stories, and critiquing them afterwords is also as fun :). Now when it comes to expanding our mind from there stories, you have to look at the story as you being there your self. When some one tells me a story i bring myself their and try and imagine what i would be experiencing. That helps expand myself and my understanding more. Though it will not make up for actual life experiences and getting outside to do it yourself, it is a way of staying out of the dark.