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“When we reject the single story, when we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise,” – Novelist Chimamanda Adichie

The above quote is from the video embedded below from Novelist Chimamanda Adichie.

If you know me, by now you know I am a fan of TEDTalks. If you don’t know what TEDTalks are go ahead and just watch the video I embedded below.

Mostly, I love TEDTalks because it opens me up to the ideas and thoughts of great minds around the world. I like stuff that gets me thinking.

In Adichie’s TEDTalk, embedded below, she goes on to talk about her experiences moving through life and the perspectives of people as she compares to her perspectives from the first books she read and wrote.

She dissects a sort of disconnect she had as a youth and the disconnect that occurs in a variety of cultures and people around the world as a result of only hearing one story. I would love to hear your comments and ideas about this concept and would love to know if I have converted anyone to becoming a TEDTalks viewer.

If it’s midnight…I may be on YouTube but chances are I am on the TEDTalks Channel!

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy the video. Be sure to check TED.com for lots of great talks they have archived through out their site for easy viewing and the spread of ideas. TEDTalks2009 was held in India this year and I believe TEDTalks are being held in California next year.

Chimamanda Adichie : The Danger of a Single Story

Video Length: 18:49 minutes

TED.com or TEDTalks Channel on YouTube