fairy tales are "fairy tales"

When I was a young girl, I was a bookworm throuogh and through. Not reading text books but story books... I used to love fairy tales and i read them over and over again. I love reading more than interacting with others. When people came over to the house, i preferred reading in a corner of the bedroom I share with my sisters. I was very shy then. Socialising with people is not something that comes easy to me...

Books complete my fantasy about what the world is about. It is an escape pod... It also gives me an idea what the world and its people is of... What they see the world as... How they solve problems... and more...

I always found adventure and beautiful life's experiences in books. As i grew older, I started reading more different types of books. but then, books were expensive and the ones i can get hold of were only from the library. I read from fairy tales to mysteries, horror and romance. They are still the types i often read now... my taste are not as eclectic as others.

There were once a period in my adult life where I was crazy about books that i buy plenty of them and swap with friends. I even introduce and exchange them... it was a very exciting period in my life. I still have many unread books sitting in the closet, dying to be less of a virgin! ;)

My favourite fairy tale is Sleeping beauty. It is more "fairy tale" than the other books... the idea of prince charming finding you and waking you up from a slumber is very romantic. The idea of being protected most of your childhood is stiflinng but if for the better good, its alright. The fact that there are lots of people whom admire the princess and that she could do anything she wanted to except one was very nice indeed. It appealed to me...

BUT... fairy tales do put some crazy notions into your head... such as "happily ever after..." In this times... this is not exactly true is it... divorce is on the rise! People forget what romance is... what love is...

Romance and love is not only shown on a day popularly celebrated by the world but it should be shown everyday! Love is not about buying someone roses, but what it means to you. Chocolates are not romantic... but a nice lovely gesture is...

Someone said i should write about celebrating "Valentine's" day... maybe i should... maybe i should investigate this further... or maybe i won;t and let you all find the mysteries of it yourself... Not the saint or why people celebrate it... but more on why we "muslims" should not celebrate it... that would be a good topic indeed... Sad that the person who suggested me to write it is no longer talking to me... oh well... such is life...