I heard a woman once say that “fairytales are a reminder that our lives will get better if we just hold on to hope” (Snow). Although fairytales are believed to have been a source created to teach morals to children, as an adult I feel the consolation of a fairy-tale, I hold on to the hope instilled by the author through the characters. I indulge in the joyous and unexpected turn of a story that has a happy ending. And I dream of finding the true love that is exemplified in these so called “stories”. My perception of fairy tales has been very concrete for as long as I can remember but this semester when I was introduced to some “alternate” versions of fairy tales some confusion was created. What I do know is that perspective allows us to be
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We write what we feel in the depths of our soul, but it is hope that leads us to despite any adversity to write about a hopeful future. An author of a famous book called Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey, tells us the story of early 20th century psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl. Frankl who was trained by Freudian psychology explains to us that our lives and personalities are mostly shaped by the occurrences in our childhood. Frankl was also a Jew who survived the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. Throughout his time there he believed that the Nazi’s could never take away something that makes humans uniquely human, our freedom to choose. He saw that he had the freedom to choose how this experience could affect him. He then explains the hope of seeing a loved one, or of teaching his students the findings of his new research. In Pavlov’s theory of stimulus and response, Frankl found a factor that could alter results. He said that “between stimulus and response, man has the freedom to choose” (Covey, 70). As authors of our own story, we have the freedom to choose our endings; it is in our nature to look for beauty, truth, and goodness. So why do we allow for our hearts and our minds to be told such stories that stray from a mentality that gives us
We write what we feel in the depths of our soul, but it is hope that leads us to despite any adversity to write about a hopeful future. An author of a famous book called Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey, tells us the story of early 20th century psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl. Frankl who was trained by Freudian psychology explains to us that our lives and personalities are mostly shaped by the occurrences in our childhood. Frankl was also a Jew who survived the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. Throughout his time there he believed that the Nazi’s could never take away something that makes humans uniquely human, our freedom to choose. He saw that he had the freedom to choose how this experience could affect him. He then explains the hope of seeing a loved one, or of teaching his students the findings of his new research. In Pavlov’s theory of stimulus and response, Frankl found a factor that could alter results. He said that “between stimulus and response, man has the freedom to choose” (Covey, 70). As authors of our own story, we have the freedom to choose our endings; it is in our nature to look for beauty, truth, and goodness. So why do we allow for our hearts and our minds to be told such stories that stray from a mentality that gives us