Somebody said, why believe in fairytales when they always happen once upon a time… in a far away land—I also thought of that myself. Why do some people would always try to believe in things that usually happen in one’s fantasies? Is it because dreaming is better than realities? Or is it because in our fantasies, no one can ever hurt us?
As a child, little girls fell in love with a prince charming—the one that woke up sleeping beauty from a hundred years’ slumber, or the one who searched for the foot that owned that glass-shoe and married her. Or maybe, the prince who brought back snow white from death owing to a cursed apple from her insecure stepmother?! Those kinds of princes who would also make you believe on true love, love at first sight and
happily-ever-after type of stories. Maybe, these are the reasons why some girls pick up illusions of
love-meant-to-be and
he’s-the-perfect-guy-for-me-sort-of drama for every guy they are in a relationship with—looking for that someone who would take precarious care of their hearts, someone who’s gonna make you happy, always loyal, and the one who would make them believe in true love…or soul-mates. And when that relationship ends, they would say that they would
never-fall-in-love-the-same-way-again…or, that they were
never-meant-to-be in the first place…and so maybe, there’s someone else out there.
Relationships work out because couples try to work things out. Relationships fail because they try to outwit each others’ pride…or simply, they don’t understand each others’ differences. People would tend to hop from one relationship to another because things didn’t work out, or because their partner failed their standards, or maybe because they would always try looking for that someone who would make them feel special. What’s wrong with that anyway? There’s nothing wrong wishing to have somebody who sees your worth…but looking for a perfect someone is insane. Everybody has their flaws. What if you wake one day and suddenly realize that there’s no one in the planet that could fit-in your ideal man? Or that there’s no one on earth who’s man enough to never break your heart? Men are not cursed to be jerks all their lives as I believe it. I’ve seen men who rose above their imperfections trying to prove that they could also be someone’s prince. But trying to be someone they’re not is pretty tough…to be that guy in your checklist…someone
adorable, kind, gentleman, value-laden, blah blah blah… someone could be all that, but one single terrible mistake erases them all… Because it’s difficult to accept the fact that no one could be the perfect one for us.
There is always that person who breaks your heart, and someone who would pick up those pieces and make it whole again…someone who lets you believe in love over and over again, and someone who leaves you behind after. But there is also those who would choose to stay by your side no matter how messed up and crappy life is…someone who would enjoy that crazy ride with you…and at the same time, commits all that mistake and be sorry he’s done that. It’s always a challenge forgiving a person for the hurt that he caused. But somehow, having a heart that forgives and understands is so precious and rare…to still love a person despite the things he is and he’s not.
So maybe, believing in fairytales isn’t so bad after all…because all fairytales end up in a happily-ever-after. We would always end up in the arms of a person who would take up their white horses and drive us to their enchanting castles. However, not all princes are charming…they sometimes show up in a guise of someone we never saw in any of our fantasies…someone we never dreamt of…and someone who could not promise a life free of pain and full of joy. Also, our real princes often show up only once in a lifetime, and they are not always far from our sight… Who knows, they might just be sitting by our sides all along…
Maybe, some dreams would remain as dreams all our lives…because living in reality is always beautiful than living in a world of perfect pretends. Sometimes, feeling all kinds of emotions show up our strengths and vulnerability—thus waking us up to the reality of being human. Though some dreams turn up being real…it just takes some believing.
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