Blogpost #5 Fairy Character

Do you believe in Fairies? Do you think that they exist? According to James M. Barrie, Scottish author and dramatist, creator of Peter Pan "Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead."

I love fairies ever since when I was a little girl until now. When I was a little, I wish to see fairies in our house. I wish to have Cinderella's fairy godmother and all those Disney Princesses' fairies. For the little me back then, there is only one type of fairy, the good fairy. I can't remember a movie or a cartoon character that says or shows a bad fairy. All the fairies that I know is always helping the princesses. Well, Tinkerbell, in the movie Peter Pan, is quite an exemption for me. Tinkerbell is one clever fairy but still, she's a good fairy.

I have read the through the site Whispering Worlds the fairy myth and lore. In the site, it discusses a lot about the origin of fairies, special dates for fairies, food of fairies, some of the traits of fairies and what fairy loves.

The author stated that "the more you know about Fairies, the best chances you have to come out of an encounter unscathed. When you have dealings with Fairies it is of primary importance that you treat them with kindness and all respect. It is too easy to offend them and Heaven help you if you take liberties with them" 

I believe in Tinkerbell's famous "Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust" line, when I was a kid, I hate those other kids that doesn't believe in fairies because I believe having no faith with fairies will kill them. Until now, I believe in them and hoping to see and befriend with one of them just like Wendy of The Peter Pan cartoon.

Another article that caught my attention was What are the characteristics of faeries? by Llewellyn. The author discusses many facts about fairies from what they do in their spare time to the fears that can bring the fairies away from humans.

I want to quote the statement of Llewellyn, the author of the article, that "They can be lusty, and they seem to desire romance and sex as much as humans do (or perhaps a good deal more). Often their embrace is harmful or deadly. In other cases, it spells heartache to mortals."

For me this fact is something new, I never thought that Fairies can harm us and even give us heartaches. How can I embrace my fairy BFF if his/her embrace is harmful or even deadly? I hate the feeling that I can't even show my love to my BFF by my physical gestures? And also, I hate humans who break other people's heart, but how can I hate fairies who can break our hearts also? Fairies are so adorable and I can't imagine myself hating them. *insert sad face here*

The fact that I have loved fairies ever since I was a child, I can say that even if I learned that fairies can be harmful I will still love them no matter what. Even though I know that they can harm us, I still believe in them and I will love them no matter what happen, I'm a huge fan of fairies ... I know. :)