Gate 56, Line 4 — Expediency

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Your stories are rarely just a string of words meant to fill silence — they have a purpose: to teach, to warn, to inspire, to explain. That sense of purpose is what makes your stories useful, not merely entertaining.

That approach is valued by people looking for more than entertainment — people looking for real meaning in the conversation. They feel that your stories give them something: a new understanding, a lesson, a different angle, rather than just filling time.

Sometimes an excessive focus on a story's purpose strips it of lightness and spontaneity. Not every story has to carry a deep lesson — sometimes the simple pleasure of telling it is a perfectly sufficient goal on its own.