And they lived happily ever after…
That’s really what makes a fairy tale a fairy tale. Nothing ever goes on forever, happily ever after. Life would actually be boring if that happened!
Yet, our stories and movies try to tell us that is what we want. Which means that if hardships or twists in the plot (of our lives) continue to occur, we think something is not right.
When a book ends leaving us hanging or with the story unfinished, there is a sense of a loss of closure. Yet, it really is most true to life if this is the ‘ending’.
But the beauty of the human life is that it is changing and that we can continue to respond to the new events and challenges and that they will be bring new joy and happiness.
The reality is the ever after, and ending with happiness, only will occur when we die – because then we will not have any more chances for sadness or pain.
I wonder what a blissful eternity will be like. Since newness often is what brings joy, what will the experience of newness be without struggle or pain?