The Storytellers

The gifted storytellers. We've all met them. These are the people who can bring tears to your eyes when they tell you about the little abandoned puppy that they met on the road. Who make an explanation of the rules of playing Golf sound interesting. Those whose jokes never fall flat. Those who have you laughing till your sides hurt when they narrate the funny incidents that happened at work. Who incite anger against strangers when they tell you 'their version of the story'. The people who paint pictures and spin magic with their words. Sometimes I wonder what is that makes them so. Is it something to do with the schools they went to as children?, or is the underlying passion behind the words that brings the story to life?, or is it something about their voices?, is it something learned - like the right moments to pause and the right intonations?, or is it simply an unconscious gift passed on from father to son or mother to daughter?