As I've been exploring more with stories, I realize that I could never write a story where the hero or heroine fails and doesn't accomplish the destiny that they were meant to fulfill. The just and the righteous will prevail. The wrong do-ers shall reap the consequences of the seeds that they have sown. I want all things to work together for the good of the characters in the story.
This is a truth I hold in my life. I believe that all things work together for good. I believe in fairy tales. I even believe in happily ever after.
It seems that my life is a series of stories, and many of my stories have ended happily. But ever after? Not for me. Not yet, at least. Once one story ends, another one begins, and sometimes the next story has a sad ending. The book of life isn't over 'til you're dead. And maybe even when you're dead, it might not be completely over. This waiting for the happily ever after to come can be frustrating.
There are so many obstacles that have felt like failures. But I have to keep reminding myself: it isn't the end yet. It's only the start of the plot, and without the setbacks, complications, and conflicts, the triumph is meaningless. No one wants to hear a story about a princess (who never had a wicked stepmother to complicate her life) meeting a prince (who doesn't have to fight the fiercest dragon to win her love) and them falling for one another and never having any complications and living happily ever after. It is the drama and the hardships that make the happily ever after worth while.
The once upon a time has already begun, and maybe I'm in hot mess indecisive must wait for the one who can deal with my psychosis princess mode right now, or maybe I'm the dragon fighter who is having a really tough time fighting because my mental health and my armor are wearing thin! Either way, I'm still believing in the happily ever after.
