Breaking Free

When I was little I loved all the fairy tails and with all my heart I believed in dragons and knights in shining armor but when I finally opened my eyes and faced the real world I realized that the only knights in shining armor were the ones in my head or so I was told. In most families you are told to grow up and become an adult but what if becoming an "adult" means throwing away any hope that lies within a small child, what if growing up and facing the world means no more listening for faeries out side your window. Most parents tell there children that Santa clause doesn't exist at a "reasonable age" but what is Santa clause really, but a hope that graces the mind of children about a jolly magical figure that brings joy, and yes there is no fat man that climes down the chimney with little elves but that image stands for joy and imagination and telling your kids there is no such thing, its like telling them there is no hope or joy. I was blessed with parents that refused to tell there child there is no such thing as Santa, But as I grew older I realized that he didn't come to our home at Christmas but I still feel that excitement on Christmas eve, that feeling of utter happiness because I was never told the logic within Christmas, I was told that anything was possible.

For some reason I have always been a rebel. I have always questioned rules, mostly of religion. My parents took me to church and not because they wanted to its because we lived in a small town and my parents didn't want to be ostracized. When we went I always would sit beside my mom and ask the question " is that true" and she would shh me and I would contemplated the entire time about the speeches the sermon made and I think the one thing I learned was that religions are like mental jails that enslave the imagination. They make children stop believing in fairy's and magic because to them it is a one was ticket to hell. If you don't believe the same thing that they do they threaten you with the idea of when you die you end up in a horrid place. They make you fear being different and using your mind to think of alternate possibility's. But what if there is unicorns and magic and we are just too blind with fear to see them. If you want to finally open your own eyes, take a step back from the chains in which the church binds you with and break free. Take control of your life. Don't let someone else do it for you.