Thursday, June 30
The dreams of a child.
All our stories begin with a Once-Upon-A-Time. Once upon a time, I was a child. Dreams and fantasies filled my head, imagination running wild, life has limitless possibilities.. and Disney fed my childish beliefs.
Alice followed a White Rabbit to Wonderland, Peter Pan never grew up, I imagined what it would be like to be a mermaid while Princesses found their Prince Charming.. and it all ended with “they lived happily ever after”.
There was a period of time I really, truly believed. I believed Cinderella that dreams are just waiting to come true, I believed that we all have adventures awaiting us, that all good people will get their happily-ever-afters..
As i grew up, I quickly realised the flaws in Disney’s movies. If Cinderella’s glass slipper fit perfectly, why did it fall off? How painful would it be, if the Prince climbed on Rapunzel’s hair.. Or better yet, why didn’t the Princes have kingdoms to run, instead of running around forests slaying dragons for a girl you did not know?
Soon after, I was caught up by the drama of school life. Well, minus the drama. Since young, school has simply been lessons, extra lessons, examinations, grades, friendships and moving up the educational ladder, rung by rung. I finally realised that magical things do not happen to you, Peter Pan is not going to come and help you escape from your troubles by bringing you to Neverland, life as a student is plain boring and happiness does not come in the form of a Prince Charming.
Now, looking back.. I can’t help but feel a sense of wonder, of fantasy. I may be naive, but I was dreaming. Afterall, our generation has always been taught to keep one leg rooted in reality, while reaching for the stars in the skies.
I may not have the most exciting stories to tell, neither is my life storybook-worthy. I may not be the best person in the world, I may not have love that sweeps me off my feet.. But there are still times in life, I feel greatly blessed. I feel grounded; I have wonderful people in my life, beautiful memories in my heart..; Happiness is what you allow yourself; Dreams are simply reality waiting to happen — as long as you put the effort into it; In my imagination or times of slumber, I can still enter the land of fantasies..
And sometimes, moments in life feel simply.. Magical.
what we are, right now @ 11:38 PM.
