Fantasy vs. Reality

Ever wonder what it’s like to live in a fantasy world? Everything is perfect; you have a perfect life, a perfect family, a perfect friendship, a perfect relationship, and everything you've ever wanted in life. Living in a fantasy world would be amazing! Unfortunately, reality hits us and we realize that we’re not living in a fantasy world. There are problems we have to face and breakups we have to deal with. Although all the differences there are between the fantasy and the real world, there are similarities.

First off, there are the obvious differences between our worlds. There is no one that can cast spells, live immortally, be half human and half animal or transform into different things. Sorry girls, but there is no such thing as prince charming (unless you get lucky) that will sweep you away and make you live happily ever after. There will always be problems in a relationship, but that's what makes it stronger! There is never a perfect world or a perfect person. Everyone has their bad days and life won't always be the way we want it to. 

What I find similar between our worlds is when reading fantasy books, there is always the evil and the good. In our world, there are many scenarios that show that evil vs. good exists such as the bully and the victim or wars between two countries. The bully would be the evil one causing pain to the victim which is portrayed as the good one. Sometimes the victim finds a way to stop the bully, but sometimes they don’t. Additionally, when there is a war between two countries or more, there is always the good one and the evil one. The evil one would be the country attacking the good country because they want something such as the lands. The good country would be the one defending their country.

Another similarity is witches and no, I don’t mean the part where they cast spells or make potions. Usually in fantasy books, when a character wants revenge or when they want to harm someone, they go to a witch. The witch casts a spell or makes a potion, but as we all know, there is always consequences. I think it’s similar to our world because we do the same. We harm the people we don’t like or we want to get revenge, even if the other person doesn't deserve it. Our consequence is usually what we call “karma”. The world turns against us for doing something wrong. Another consequence is our parents finding out and getting grounded or punished in some other way.

All in all, these were some similarities I found between our world and the fantasy world and I’m sure there are plenty more out there! If there are any other similarities you can find, then comment down below!

Also, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!