Truly a Faerie Tale

(Also posted on Facebook)

I am not posting this to get into a philosophical argument about whether or not I am right or not. I may or may not be right, but this is my view on life. This is what I believe. Feel free to post comments and talk about what you believe, but I do not want anyone arguing against me. If you want to get into a debate about whether or not I am right, then send me a message. Don't let that stop you from commenting though, please tell me what you think and tell me your ideas on life and whether or not you agree with me. (I know that sounds contradictory, sorry I'm tired hahaha, anyways to sum it up, post comments telling me what you think and all that jazz, but if you REALLY wanna talk about it and not just comment, then message me and I would be glad to debate) Also, I haven't edited this at all, this is truly my raw thoughts just put down on paper.

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Truly a Faerie Tale

Part 1 – Life is Not a Faerie Tale

I had a conversation tonight with one of my friends, whom will remain anonymous. We were talking about her boyfriend and she ended up saying “Honestly I’ve never met anyone like him, he’s amazing.” She then went on to say “sometimes I hate being only 16.” The way I took it, she loved him so much that she wished she could marry him, yet couldn’t because she was too young. I then proceeded to have this thought process. “Oh do I miss the innocence that you have” I said to her. I ended up thinking so much more than I said, though. I thought more of by innocence I am thinking of how the younger people seem to just love and life in life by having the time of their lives, not knowing how hard life can truly be sometimes. I thought to myself, life is not always a faerie tale… I wished that sometimes I could be as innocent as young teens in love seemed to be. But then I thought about it. Is it really innocence that they have, or is more like ignorance? Are they actually ignorant about the harsh world around them, ignoring the attempt to learn and take in what life truly is? Do I really wish to be as ignorant as they are and ignore the danger that surround us? No. Why would I ever want to ignore the truth? The fact is, life is not a faerie tale, and we all just need to accept it.

Part 2 – Life is a Faerie Tale

“Life is not a faerie tale.” That’s a phrase I used to hear a lot when I was younger, usually referring to the fact that we don’t always get what we want. But does that phrase really only mean that we don’t get what we want? What are faerie tales but tales of a person on a quest to have a happy ending? If we go on the ultimate quest, the quest of life, what is stopping us from ultimately obtaining our goal in the end? If you truly think about it, growing up is not about realizing that life IS NOT a faerie tale, but more about realizing that life IS a faerie tale. We all have to power to decide whether or not to enjoy life, to make the best out of life, to search for our Prince Charming or our Cinderella, to finally live happily ever after. That is what we need not forget. People always think that those who believe in faerie tales have never grown up, but I think the exact opposite. I feel that those who have truly grown up are able to truly grasp the fact that life is our own faerie tale. It has it’s ups and downs as all other faerie tales do. What it means to truly grow up and mature and understand that life is a faerie tale is that you can really truly enjoy life no matter what shit is thrown at you, and I stand by this fact, disregarding my earlier statement that life is not a faerie tale. Life truly is a faerie tale, and it only takes the self-realization (and yes, I know this is hard, trust me) to turn your life into what you want, a life that you truly enjoy no matter what.