Have you ever dreamed of being rescued by a handsome stranger or by a white knight who happens to be galloping by on his steed? If so, you’re no different than a lot of other little girls, who, in addition, have also envisioned a fairy tale-like wedding.
Fairy tales, which promote the idea of living happily ever after, provide hope that, no matter what obstacles you may be encountering, in the end, things will work out to your satisfaction.
In fact, Jack Zipes says, “Fairy tales, since the beginning of recorded time, and perhaps earlier, have been a means to conquer the terrors of mankind through metaphor.”
Fairy tales are powerful stories that let you suspend your belief in the mundane and allow you to believe in the power of miracles. However, “at the center of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power,” so writes Susan Wiggs in The You I Never Knew.
Gary Ross wrote, “What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big, epic things that you can’t really explore in other situations.”
Alice Hoffman goes on to say, “I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them.”
All that said, and despite a desire you may harbor to be “saved” by some mystical force from situations in your life that you deem dire, the real truth is that the only way to overcome obstacles is to face and solve your issues by yourself.
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