Fairy-tales and magic
Fairy-tales. Well, what are they?
The dictionary states:
fairy tale
noun
plural noun: fairy
tales
- a children's story about
magical and imaginary beings and lands; a fairy story.
(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
- A reminder that our lives will get better if we just hold on to hope.
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