Yes, I still Believe In Fairy Tales. You Should Too.

[Angelina25]

I still believe in fairy tales.

Yes you read right.

Yep.

I believe in love.

I believe in dreams.

I believe in miracles.

I believe in eternity.

In heaven.

In friendships.

In human kindness.

In spirit.

In connection.

But life doesn't always have happy endings!

It is not about the happy ending, guys.

It is about the middle, the love we had and lost.

It is about the memories, we made.

The honoring of our life.

The respect of our past and the belief in our future. The belief in what we will acheive.

That is what fairy tales are made of.

This is what fairy tales are all about.

We all believe in the impossible at some point in our lives. I've believed in Santa Claus, in Cinderella's fairy godmother, in the fairies of Sleeping Beauty, in the wizardry of Harry Potter. I still do actually. I've since stopped believing in the reality of each one, but I don't think I've quite given up on the idea of magic. And I don't think I will.

I know the idea of fairy tales can be controversial. There are those who are hardened by life’s sorrows, and who look with disgust on the idea of fairy tales because it might make a child believe in the kind of happiness that is unattainable.

I agree, Fairy tales seem childish but in reality fantasy is a state of mind that can be made real if you believe hard enough. Achieving what most believe is impossible, is done by those who don’t believe in impossible but rather believe in fairy tales. Their thoughts are not about failure but rather success and how to obtain it. Successful people move forward eliminating all negative thoughts and disregarding the comments of those that say it can’t be done.

Of course, you're probably wondering what any of this has to do with fairy tales.

When we read news articles about people living in constant fear for their lives and terrorist attacks in Paris, Syria, Baghdad, Mali and Beirut, why would we spend our time reading Snow White? I'll tell you why.

I don’t deny that sometimes fairy tales seem trite and silly in comparison to breaking news. C.S. Lewis, the author of the "Chronicles of Narnia,” once said that “someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” Eventually we will realize that fairy tales hold an important place on the shelves of our lives.

Fairy tales hold truths that we, as adults, tend to forget in our callous, disillusioned lives.

No, I’m not claiming that fairies exist, but I do believe that fairy tales tell us truths about kindness, hope, and love that we often forget as adults.

I can’t give up fairy tales because they are the core of reality. Yes, the core of this reality in which we live that, as we read the headlines in our papers or face the stresses of life, seems so very non-fairy tale like. Yet the truth is, there is an awesome undercurrent of reality that breaks forth at the most unexpected times, sometimes as just a tiny glimmer of joy, but a glimmer nonetheless, that reminds us we are not destined ultimately for life under the curse. We are very much in the process of a fairy tale.

Don’t stop believing in a beautiful life because sadness has taken away your dreams.

Don’t stop believing in perfect days.

Don’t stop believing in funny moments.

In dancing in the middle of the night because you felt like it.

The finding of the fairy tale is when you least expect it. You'll find yours too, one day.

All love,

Angelina25 <3

[tartaarsaus]

Thanks for A2A lol

First of all, your MyTake is nicely written. Usage of tropes is done well and contributes significantly to the MyTake itself and the quality of it. For example. the trikolon with the ''don't, don't. don't'' really adds to putting what you want on paper. The beginning of the mytake is pretty great. It's a good thing to put on paper what you believe and then elaborate from there based on the premise of people not believing in fairy tales. The following part of rapid firing the quick initially simple set of beliefs is great.

I ought to add this: there are many ways to write this. I'm just used to a different way of writing this so this is just me based on what I have done in the hypothetical situation of me writing that.

But what I fail to understand is the way you have ordered the piece. If I were to write it (topics like these are nothing for me though), I would not have immediately started about the idea of fairy tales being controversial and such. Or that you don't believe in them. I think it would be smarter to work out that point first; what fairy tales are. Then elaborate why reading them is important. After that I would tackle the issue of fairy tales not necessarily mirroring reality and top that off with the great creative sentence ''Yet the... fairy tale''.

So the piece itself individually is written well in my opinion. But I would have changed the order in which you have written to it. That's because you make the argument of what fairy tales represent and what they are, and immediately give that a kick in the balls by acknowledging the falseness of fairy tales. It's like playing football in which you score and then say ''I recognize that goal, it's mine''. It essentially comes down to weakening your own bit by immediately switching over to the criticism of the credibility of fairy tales. Strengthen the argument first, then show the criticism and then debunk it. That being said, there is a good switch over to the side of fairy tales being good to believe in.

Then again, it does make sense to write it in this way now that I have looked at it another time. Considering the audience it is feasible to do a quick rundown of what fairy tales are and then start with the criticism.

So that was me complaining lol but I felt like it would be more useful than a quick simple comment on the way it is written.

[tartaarsaus]

So now I'll start to talk about the message you're essentially making in the MyTake.

I do not believe in fairy tales. I simply don't. I can't convince myself that these stories portray any sort of reality or a realistic situation. A frog turning into a prince by kissing it seems unlikely lol.

But that's not the point. If one argues that fairy tales do represent certain values that we hold dearly in society then it is plausible to believe in the value of fairy tales to portray certain norms and values in society. If that is what fairy tales are made of, then they are beneficial.

I won't support the premise of fairy tales being the core of reality. To me the core of reality is something completely different. Fairy tales, assuming they portray certain things, are an explanation, interpretation, visualisation of what certain literary greats experience/yearn to as reality. They are not the core of reality, they are a reflection of reality in an idealised form in itself.

[tartaarsaus]

Yes, they portray certain things that we hold dear. But that does not constitute calling them the ''core of reality'' in my opinion.

Anyway, the MyTake itself beams of positivity in life. That's an absolutely amazing mindset, as long as you're not being naive about it.

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TLDR; the MyTake in itself is good. I would have tweaked the order in which it was written, but oh well. I don't believe in fairy tales, but I guess if they represent certain values then believing in the positivity of fairy tales to humanity (therefore believing in fairy tales as such) is an understandable thing. To me they do not form the core of reality though.

Well, that was my longest reply on a MyTake ever.

[Angelina25]

It actually was lol

[tartaarsaus]

It was what? I wrote so much J don't know what you are implying

[Angelina25]

Too long to read? And the longest reply on a take?
I started reading it slowly and peacefully and then my patience wore out.

[tartaarsaus]

Understandable, I spent quite a bit of time on it.

Anyway, good take 🙂

[Angelina25]

:) :)

[tartaarsaus]

I'm sorry if I was a bit petulant and pedantic when it came to criticizing the way you wrote it, but I felt it was necessary.

[Angelina25]

Oh no problem at all. I actually appreciate it.

[DizzyDesii]

Beautifully written. I also love that you often give me hope when i have doubts. Thank you Queen :)

[Angelina25]

No problem, love :)
And thanks :)

[StrangerByTheDay]

As always dear Angelina, very beautiful and interesting writing, I loved it <3

Fairy tales are true, they just mirror reality with stories. For instance, the dragon is the terrorist in real life, the bad politicians who are taking advantage of innocent citizens, etc... yes they can be defeated hand by hand. They hold life morals and messages which unfortunately as adults we tend to forget. Racism, discrimination, war, etc... they are just reformulated to fit a fairy tale story.

Terrorism and war in Beirut is the fault of Lebanese people, government and political parties. It is their fault trust me, I know what am talking about. Being discriminate and racist is creating civil war in Lebanon. They are following politicians and political parties who in the past have been criminals and killed innocent people. History teaches us how to avoid the mistakes done and have a better future, but rarely people understand that, they just remake history and let war happen again.

I am a dreamer myself but honestly I have lost every hope and faith in humanity. Ironic, no? I am here giving advice to people and helping others while the only person who really needs help for a better life is me.

I am writing a book as matter of fact to try to send the message out there for everybody, so at least people maybe try to see what is really important in life, and try to again be "Hand in Hand" not clan against another, political party against another, religion against another, etc...

Your message is loud and clear, well received dear Angelina and appreciated, so BRAVO and hopefully people will see and read between the lines.

Always my pleasure and looking forward for your next invitation sweetie :-)

[Angelina25]

Thank you so much :)

[StrangerByTheDay]

You are very welcome dear Angelina :-)

[Paris13]

Beautifully Done, hun.
"Dream the Impossible Dream..."xxoo

[Angelina25]

Thank you! :)

[Paris13]

And for the Like, Lovely!! xxoo

[Angelina25]

Thanks :)
You've been so supportive! Thank you very much :)

[Paris13]

You are so welcome, and for me, a Great Life support. xx

[Angelina25]

Aw <3

[Paris13]

lol Love the Heart. xx

[OldSchool_Metalhead]

each person's life is a fairy tale in their own way <3

[LittlePrince85]

I believe we can manifest into our reality through positive thinking. Good take.

[omgjassy]

Aww cute and uplifting!

[Angelina25]

Thanks :)

[LegateLanius]

I like your mytake but I don't believe.

[Angelina25]

That's alright and thank you :)

[cherryphi82]

Beautiful myTake.

[Angelina25]

Thank you :)

[CT_CD]

I believe in fairy tales

[Anonymous]

But they are hard to see.

[NerdInDenial]

It’s not realistic

[AlexEfron]

I watch FairyTail XD

[Anonymous]

Nice take..