Should My Story Include a Moral or a Message? #

Not necessarily.
Some stories end with clarity. Others don’t. And that’s okay.

You don’t need to wrap your memory in a lesson or a bow. Real life is rarely that tidy. If there’s something you learned, something you want to pass on, share it. But if your story reveals what happened, what it felt like, or how it changed you, that’s just as meaningful.

The power of storytelling isn’t always in the message. It’s in the moment. It’s in showing life as it was, complicated, uncertain, unfinished.

Sometimes the message reveals itself in how the story is received. Sometimes the reader sees something you didn’t plan. And sometimes, just naming a truth aloud is the most powerful message of all.

So no pressure to preach or persuade.
Just speak from the heart.
That’s enough.