Darica Paula, 2014

Beyond Multicolors

posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 @ 11:26 AM

My favorite childhood cartoons have brought me up to the idea of an ideal relationship - where a Prince Charming, riding on a well-described pretty horse, rescues the Princess who screams her heart out for help, from the top of an enormously grand castle. It’s the prince charming running from and fighting against the wildest beasts and fire-blowing dragons yet finish off in a clean slate. I used to think fairytales come only in fixed colors and don’t go beyond four sides of the television. To an innocent kid I was, fairytales end when the show shuts off at 5:30 pm.

I grow up to the belief that such stories only happen on televisions and flips of good books but never do I realize, it can also happen everyday.

Fairy tales aren’t always fancy but it definitely never tells the story short. It can be as grand as naming an island after the princess but it can also be as simple as sharing a good night kiss. It is carefully planned and wonderfully put together on television but it can also be just a humble act of saying “sorry” and mean it. It doesn’t always have lanterns to light the whole realm or, at least, have stars to spark in sky’s dark plate, but there’s always this one thing that illuminates a beautiful gift.

A fairy tale isn’t not just about how the prince beheads the monsters triple his size but more importantly, how the princess steals the key and unlock herself from the dark room, escape and help him. It is knowing one’s weakness and complimenting it with another’s strength. It’s about an act of doing a fair share of contribution to make it work after all. The question isn’t who the lucky recipient is but how often favors are being reciprocated.

To some, fairy tales are just another tale by itself. These tales usually end with words “Happy Ever After” but really, it never dies even after rolling the credits. In fact, it continues perpetually,

if only fairy tales are realized.