Some of my most favorite movies all end with "and they lived happily ever after." Sigh, oh to be in one of those stories. Disney movies of all are probably my favorite. I'm not ashamed to admit I have a collection of many of them; Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, and yes, even The Little Mermaid. Why do we always seek our own "happy endings?" I know so many people that from an early age dream about finding that prince/princess and literally living in a castle for the rest of their days...happily ever after. Unfortunately for us, its not always the case...life isn't always lemondrops and gumdrops...although oh, what a rain that would be...Mmm, anyways so back to my topic at hand...
Especially during times of depression and financial hardships, people are always looking for something good. Whether its a hero or a good love story, we need something to look forward to. With divorce rates still at world highs especially since the 90s, we look to these stories and think "oh, what if?" Many of us kind of expect the happy endings (not that!) especially when we don't work hard at what we want whether its love or a comfortable lifestyle later on, our own "happy ending." What kids these days don't realize is that you can never get anything without hard work. There is no happy ending unless you're willing to put in the necessary effort to reach that happy ending yourself, because nearly most often than not it will not just happen.
You know the story of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, right? In the original story, Quisimodo died...and in the re-make of it, he lived! So did his damsel, Esmeralda. Awww, let's make a Disney movie out of it...oh wait, they did. Everyone knows that in the 1930s, there were murders, suicides, and deaths all over the place...but these movies took us away from all of that. It's pretty much the same now...many people watch movies just to watch them but then there are times especially when you're depressed and heartbroken and like a drug you watch a movie to get away from your reality.
So you pretty much expect your own happy ending to come sometime or another. I know I did for many years until I pretty much "saw the light" or dark as others would say. The world is a cynical place where most people are selfish and only look out for themselves. Like I said in my last post, maybe we're looking for love in the wrong places and no sex does not always mean love. Many young adults these days are so focused on their physical immediate pleasures that they misunderstand the aspect of sex which is a realization of unity not to declare love or just for physical pleasure. But anyways, enough about that. Until there is a mental shift, where girls stop putting out and guys stop looking for just that, we'll never come out of this majority happyless-ending-world. Pretty sad, no? Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. Hit it Avril!
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