Friday, 9 September 2011

fact and fable

A child's mind is pacified about the mysteries of life throght fables. Children are also taught important life lessons through fables. as we grow, society demands rational thought. Reason, logic, science. gone are the days when all of life was mystery and magic. santa claus becomes a myth, tooth fairy was a lie, mushrooms grow in circles because their roots grow that way, not because of dancing fairies. Why are we made to live a fabled life in the first place. does it give us some sense of eternity or because ...of what?

Yet folklore and fable often open our eyes to simple and profound truths. So what if now genetics explains evolution of species. Isn't that a reflection of magic in itself. We just are being more rational about it though.

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