Rainn Wilson

If you've undergone some kind of child trauma and you feel less than, you feel scarcity and you feel like I'm never going to get what I need and there's not going to be enough for me, right?

It's like someone who grows up in an orphanage, even when they're adult and they can have a million dollars in the bank, they'll hide cookies under the mattress, afraid that they're going to be hungry.

you know, and to just know there is enough for everyone.

We can all have some success and we can kind of live our lives in abundance.

Well, one is the one we started with, which is, you know, what's something that I know for sure?

I know for sure that I'm a spiritual being having a human experience.

I would say another truth is that storytelling is one of the most powerful forces on planet Earth.

Humans need to storytell.

We thrive when we tell stories.

And by this, I mean, write poems, make movies, tell our stories, share our personal details, connect with people, talk.

You can do it professionally.

You can be a professional storyteller, you know, in film and television and theater or in fiction, and you could do it in your daily life.

But that is one of the most powerful and important forces.

And I would say,

Two, the other thing is we need more joy and hope in the world.

And one of the greatest services that we can ever give to people is to bring them joy and bring them hope.

And that's where the work lies.

You're not going to tell them?

I believe in God, so I believe that God has given me talents, certain talents and faculties.

And greatness is me maximizing my God-given talents and faculties.