Isn't the counter argument to this, that meditation is telling us to stop your mind from constantly telling stories? I agree that story telling has it's purpos

Isn't the counter argument to this, that meditation is telling us to stop your mind from constantly telling stories? I agree that story telling has it's purposes, and I agree that most people are not leveraging storytelling to benefit them, but instead as a way to feel sorry for themselves. Listen to the discussions many people are having, and I'm amazed how often I overhear people talking about how they were put out, treated badly, etc etc. You can imagine the story they tell themselves, looking for pitty, and for somebody to tell them it's ok. I think the bigger lesson here is to teach people that they are in control of their minds, and not the other way around. Use storytelling to your benefit, but realize that you don't have to be constantly in storytelling mode.