11-29-2017, 11:22 PM
Sure, there are plenty of wonderful things in life, but it's a different kind of wonder. Everyone on this site should know it well, because we all write fantastic stories in a realm not of reality. I won't make assumptions as to whether anyone on the site is here to escape from a banal reality, or recapture something from their youth, or even just to hold off boredom. But, we all seek something outside the normal run of our lives when we sit down and write here.
I don't understand why people always equate Santa and such to breaking a child's trust. I never felt betrayed by my parents for the Santa thing. Even when I knew it wasn't real, I played along with it, because I could see it made them happy to see my eyes light up. Maybe I'm the only one, but I feel like if a betrayed feeling were common, there'd be a lot less people doing the Santa thing.
Much like a book or a movie, it's a story, and for a child it's an immersive one. One they can feel is real because it has an effect on their life. That's the kind of wonder I mean. The amazement of something unexplainable and joyful right in front of you. A tangible presence which evokes awe.
I don't understand why people always equate Santa and such to breaking a child's trust. I never felt betrayed by my parents for the Santa thing. Even when I knew it wasn't real, I played along with it, because I could see it made them happy to see my eyes light up. Maybe I'm the only one, but I feel like if a betrayed feeling were common, there'd be a lot less people doing the Santa thing.
Much like a book or a movie, it's a story, and for a child it's an immersive one. One they can feel is real because it has an effect on their life. That's the kind of wonder I mean. The amazement of something unexplainable and joyful right in front of you. A tangible presence which evokes awe.
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