Fairy-tales and magic


Fairy-tales. Well, what are they?

The dictionary states:


fairy tale

noun

plural noun: fairy tales

  1. a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands; a fairy story.


o something resembling a fairy tale in being magical, idealized, or extremely happy.


(Honestly, I agree with the second meaning.)

In my opinion they are not just kid’s tales, but magic. They teach us a few things that we don’t get taught anywhere. For example, they don’t teach us the importance of hope or how to be truly happy in schools.

But fairy-tales on the other hand seem to differ. Now, if you think that by fairy-tales I mean ‘happily ever after’ or ‘true love’, then you’re quite wrong.

One of my favourite dialogues from my favourite TV series Once Upon a Time is that

Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a powerful thing, but living with that kind of belief… that’s the most powerful thing of all. That’s hope.

When we think about what we want to be, we always think of a nice comfortable home with our family, our dream job or other dreams coming true.

And that, my friends, is a kind of happy ending.

On page 2, first paragraph of The Wishing Spell (of the series The Land of Stories which is one of my favourite book series!) says Fairy tales are life lessons disguised with colourful characters and situations”


When life seems tough, I just like to sit by the windowsill, look outside, keep faith and tell myself that good things are yet to come. Here, I’m waiting for something wonderful to happen (though it is not exactly an “ending”).

 

Nowadays, we’ve just given up on things. If I ask you whether you believe in magic, what would you say?

Most of you would be like, “No!”

(I’m a writer, and all writers are open-minded so I believe in all kinds of magic. Yes, the fairy godmother type too!)

What all of us have forgotten is that, magic is everywhere. It might not always come in the way of pixie dust or crystal balls, but it is there.

The books we read, that transport us into another world is a form of magic. The kind of aura we feel during festive-season is also magical. And lastly, that happiness which tingles in every part of us now and then, is also magic!

Magic comes in lots of forms. There is nobody who doesn’t believe in magic. We all do. It’s just that we believe in different forms of magic. Most of us believe in miracles, isn't it magic?

I guess that’s why I always liked fairy-tales. The way people got rid of their problems with a swish of a wand is enthralling!

But this is the 21st century, right? Everything’s different. So, I guess this is also different. The tales we’re living under might not be called ‘fairy-tales’ but we can find that idealistic happiness, if only we choose to see. It might not be with a swish of a wand, but we never know…

 

So, here is my favourite definition of fairy-tales (this is also said by Snow White of Once Upon a Time):

fairy tale

noun

plural noun: fairy tales

  1. A reminder that our lives will get better if we just hold on to hope.









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