There was a fairy. No, not the one with long hair, floor length gowns or tiara on the head.
But, a fairy....Like you and every other girl you know. She was a fairy because her parents named her Fairy and treated her like one.
Fairy was a happy, helpful and jolly girl and her life was perfect. Perfect... until she started her new school and an ugly reality hit her hard. Her classmates started calling her names because she had braces in her teeth and pimples on her face.
Fairy was dismayed because as far as she knew beauty had nothing to do with one's physical appearance.
When Fairy's mother picked her up in the evening, she was sad and perplexed. She had many questions floating in her tiny head and tears in her eyes. Mumma understood that something was not right that day.
When they got settled in the bed for their good night sleep. Mumma hugged her tight and asked the reason of her being so sad.
"Kids in my school think that I am not beautiful."
"That must be hurtful."
"yeah, but more than that, its confusing. Because God created us all and how could any of His creations be anything but beautiful?"
"You are such a wonderful kid Fairy. You already know the truth."
"Then why does it still make me sad?"
"Because there is a monster in your head who wants to pull you down."
"A monster?"
"Yes, a monster. A monster who makes people believe that one needs to look a certain way to look beautiful."
"But that's not true. And it would be boring if everyone looked kind of same."
"Yes, Sweetheart. But in some people's head, the monster has already won so they think that to look beautiful people need to have a particular complexion or a standard height or some certain pound of weight."
"Well, that's funny. How would a world look where every girl is 5'5" with 100 pounds of weight!"
"You know that because monster in your head has not won yet."
"And how would I defeat this monster? What about all the self doubts?"
"You are already putting up a good fight Fairy, without any help of me. You just need to have faith in yourself. No one can make you feel inferior until you think so yourself."
"You are right mommy. I know what I need to do. I will walk in my class with my head held high. I will do what I love without having a care about my looks."
"I told you all the answers are there in your head already."
"Thank you for hearing those answers mommy."
"Love you darling."
And Fairy had a good sleep that night and every night afterwards. Because she had defeated the monster in her head. And she fought her battle on her own...Like a true fairy.
Moral: How you look, doesn't matter.
How you respond, does matter.
With the confidence of yours and faith of your loved ones, you can conquer any battle in the world. You can be your own Savior... Your own Fairy.
But, a fairy....Like you and every other girl you know. She was a fairy because her parents named her Fairy and treated her like one.
Fairy was a happy, helpful and jolly girl and her life was perfect. Perfect... until she started her new school and an ugly reality hit her hard. Her classmates started calling her names because she had braces in her teeth and pimples on her face.
Fairy was dismayed because as far as she knew beauty had nothing to do with one's physical appearance.
When Fairy's mother picked her up in the evening, she was sad and perplexed. She had many questions floating in her tiny head and tears in her eyes. Mumma understood that something was not right that day.
When they got settled in the bed for their good night sleep. Mumma hugged her tight and asked the reason of her being so sad.
"Kids in my school think that I am not beautiful."
"That must be hurtful."
"yeah, but more than that, its confusing. Because God created us all and how could any of His creations be anything but beautiful?"
"You are such a wonderful kid Fairy. You already know the truth."
"Then why does it still make me sad?"
"Because there is a monster in your head who wants to pull you down."
"A monster?"
"Yes, a monster. A monster who makes people believe that one needs to look a certain way to look beautiful."
"But that's not true. And it would be boring if everyone looked kind of same."
"Yes, Sweetheart. But in some people's head, the monster has already won so they think that to look beautiful people need to have a particular complexion or a standard height or some certain pound of weight."
"Well, that's funny. How would a world look where every girl is 5'5" with 100 pounds of weight!"
"You know that because monster in your head has not won yet."
"And how would I defeat this monster? What about all the self doubts?"
"You are already putting up a good fight Fairy, without any help of me. You just need to have faith in yourself. No one can make you feel inferior until you think so yourself."
"You are right mommy. I know what I need to do. I will walk in my class with my head held high. I will do what I love without having a care about my looks."
"I told you all the answers are there in your head already."
"Thank you for hearing those answers mommy."
"Love you darling."
And Fairy had a good sleep that night and every night afterwards. Because she had defeated the monster in her head. And she fought her battle on her own...Like a true fairy.
Moral: How you look, doesn't matter.
How you respond, does matter.
With the confidence of yours and faith of your loved ones, you can conquer any battle in the world. You can be your own Savior... Your own Fairy.
That was a beautiful story, every child must read.. Pls keep up the good job
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