Fairy tales and myths have existed since... always! Their existence expresses the need of the human mind to believe in something that is not totally "human", something that goes beyond our normal knowledge and understanding. Imagination of the mind and wishful feeling of the heart create characters and situations that seem unreal to a normal assessment. But... what is 'normal'? The dictionary defines it as "conforming to a standard, usual, typical or expected". Yes, that's it. It is something that respects certain rules, that can be experienced daily, that doesn't hold any surprising aspect. It is life in its commonness, in its flatness. Any thought or feeling that creates even the slightest excitement has an element of imagination, something that goes beyond the regular 'conforming standard' of living. Hence, the forever successful stories that bring the domain of fantasy alive, that show you the possibility of realms that go beyond the box created by human conventions.
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