When Faced With Reality

Reality is like the tear in your favorite shirt. Everything is so magnificent and seemingly perfect but once you are snagged by its horrendous claws prepare to head downhill by that time. An exaggeration on my part I know but I am just trying to get my point across. Reality's a bitch. We all know that. It is the pair of scissors that cuts right through every seamless fantasy.

Question: What is the solution to the aching pains of real life?

Simple Answer: Make-believe.

Make-believe is the moment where you see things the way you want to see them. No one's opinion matters. It is yours and yours alone. The "real world" or the reality you are trying to escape from is slowly turning into that nightmare you were able to wake up from, unharmed.

But we also know that fantasy is the game we choose to play. In different forms it tantalizes us into becoming chums with him. It tempts us into believing that through him and belief in him will erase the problem we were trying to run from in the first place.

In this light, "playing" make-believe actually turns into this dangerous game. It is like you are flirting with danger itself.

All I'm really trying to say is that make-believe when used as a diversionary tactic or escape route would cause more damage than good in the long run. It is alright to indulge in a bit of fantasy every now and then. Whatever rocks your boat as they say. But they also remind us that too much of something is harmful. Reality, in the morning, would still be there to rear its head and remind you that the only way to truly get rid of it is to face it.