Princess Journal

As a child, I love reading fairytales. I love the concept of castles, prince, and princess. I love hearing the words “once upon a time” and end it with ” and they live happily ever after”. I love the scene on how the prince saved the princess from witches, and dragons, or waking her up in a spell by kissing her. I used to dreamed that scene almost every night. I used to wish that I have a “fairy-god mother”, ” dwarf friends”, “talking mice and talking cat”, or a “magic carpet”. I used to hope that I can find a “wishing well”, “magic dust”,  or a “magic wand”. I did wish to have a “golden voice” so I could catch to attention of my prince charming. I wished I had a “wishing lamp” and a “genie” so I could make three wishes. I used to think that maybe one of those frogs is my prince charming ( silly thought I know ). I used to think that maybe in my past life I am a princess. I used to imagine a prince riding in a white horse coming towards me. To rescue me. That he crossed seven seas and climbed seven mountains just to saved me.

But as I am growing up, I realized that fantasy and reality are not the same. I realized that fairytales are just fantasy. A make believe. I have learned that fairytales are just exaggerated realities. Those writers exaggerate the reality so they can catch the attentions of little children. The main target of their market are children, specially girls. They know that with magics and some unusual things they can get the attentions of little girls.  Add a very handsome, almost perfect ( if not perfect) prince charming or a knight in shining armour. A perfect plot. Who can resist those things. For a girl who is idealistic, for a child full of fantasy, for a child who would believe in everything, for a child who can imagine anything, she can never resist that. She could never resist the thought of having a man in her life as handsome, as gentle, and almost perfect as the prince in every fairytales.

Those dragons, witches, wicked stepmother and stepsisters are the representations of our problems. The obstacles  in our life. The things that make us cry and suffer. The people that makes our life difficult and hard. The things that makes us crazy and insane. Those who are happy when we feel pain and when we are hurt. Someone who seems friendly and harmless but wants to stab us at the back.

Where on earth can I find a fairy-god mother, or dwarfs? Where pet-shop can I buy a talking cat or a talking bird or a talking mice? Where appliances’ center can I find a talking casserole, talking teapot, talking candle holder and a magic carpet? What shop do they sell magic dust, magic wand and a wishing lamp? Where can I find a genie? Where is the paradise? These things represents the things that makes our life easier. Our family and friends who always support us. People who helps us. People who makes us laugh in times of trouble. Those who help us solve some of our problems.

And that prince charming thing, how many of those girls who used to believe in fairytales found their prince charming. How many of them experienced heartaches. How many of them cried a lot every-night because of heartbreaks. There’s no such thing as prince charming or a knight in shining armour. Who, that is not out of  his own mind, will sacrifice his life just to save other’s life? Is there someone out there who is a perfect gentleman? Someone who is almost perfect ( if not perfect ). Someone who will sacrifice everything for his love. Someone who will do everything just to please a woman. Where on earth can I meet a guy who will fall head over heels in love with me? I believe that there is someone for every girl, not a prince charming. Nor a knight in shining armour. Someone who is not perfect but someone who is right for them. “Prince charming” is from fantasy, “Mr. Right” or “The One” is from reality.

Fairytales, make believe, magic spells and fantasy. These are all from reality. Exaggerated reality.  But fairytales and fantasy have an happy ending, reality doesn’t have. It goes on and on and on.