Why do we need fairytales?

Its a strange thing, how all we wish for is a 'happily ever after', a 'perfect life', and how little are we willing to fight for it. What's equally strange is how easily we kneel before the negativity and the sad and sorrowful events that unfold in our lives and in our surroundings. It's true that every thing has an impact and our wishful thinking is not enough to save us from it, but the question is can we dodge the damage?

It's a paradox. We want to be happy yet we think about all the things that make us sad. We want to live freely yet we let every limiting thought cage us in. We want a love that would last a lifetime but we are scared of it. We want to stay yet we keep on running. We want to be in peace and yet we do all the things that add chaos to our lives. It's true that we cannot escape the madness around us, but the question is do we really need to be a part of it? Do we really need to give up? And more importantly is there anything we can do that would save our souls?

Fear. Fear is a funny word. It makes us do crazy things. Fear of being rejected. Fear of failure. Fear of getting our hearts broken. Fear of our hopes getting shattered. Fear of not being accepted. Fear of the unknown. And in case our lives have been full of melancholy streaks, fear of being happy. Despite wanting to live freely, we spend all our lives living in fear hoping for a miracle to change everything and in some cases for everything to just fade away. But is that a good way of living? Are we being fair to oursevles?

We all deserve better. We all deserve to be respected, to be cared for, to be loved, to be happy. But in the hullabaloo of life, we often lose a track of things, of ourselves, and more importantly of our hopes and dreams. Fairytales are a constant reminder of what we forget. They remind us of hope and of happy endings. They remind us that we must fight for our happiness, for our 'one true love', for our throne. They remind us that if we don't give up, there's nothing that we can't achieve. Sure there are dragons to be slayed and evil witches to be defeated, but if we keep on trying, our 'happily ever after' is just a step away.

So, next time someone gives you some feminist crap about the fairytales, remind them that it's the message that's more important!

FUTURE - What and Why?

Future. Future is unknown.

It holds the keys to what might happen. It holds the key to some of the most startling revelations and to the saddest tragedies that we might ever witness.

It holds the power to surprise and shock us. It holds the answer to the greatest and most inexplicable question of life.

Future. Future is made up of moments, connected intricately in symmetrical patterns, resounding in fineness the secret of all existence.

Future. Future is distant. It is hope that destinies can change. It is the determination that some ‘impossibles’ can be made possible. It is the chapter that has new lessons written all over it.

So what is Future? And more importantly why do we count on it so much? Is it because it brings the uncertainty of change or is it because we have got accustomed to the false hopes and promises we expect it would bring?

Are we the humans, the most evolved species on the planet, so powerless and helpless that we waste our entire present in the possibility of a different tomorrow? And why do we expect that tomorrow is going to be any different if today is the same?

If we don’t make our today count, how will tomorrow be better?

Hope. Hope is like a magic drug that can both cure and cause all diseases. It’s like a paradox that has no perfect answer.

Hope and Future are two components of one of the most powerful equation of time. Unfortunately, the combination is lethal, especially when ‘no action’ is the primary catalyst.

So why is future so alluring when today is what holds its reins?

Future will bring glory only when we value our present. Only then life will be as beautiful as we want it to be.

The key to everything thus lies in ‘action’.

So let’s act today. Shall we?