Imaginary worlds, part 2

Visiting a world where everything is possible, where evil can be easily defeated by a sword or a spell and where a little hobbit takes responsibility of saving the entire realm and succeeds simply gives us hope, certitude that we can make it. Dou we often doubt in our worth we pleasantly listen to stories like those of J. R. R. Tolkien, where the main character is little and weak but appears the most courageous and important. In “The Lord of the Rings’ the strongest warriors could not oppose the force of The Ring but a little hobbit Frodo Baggins could; we all sometimes feel like a little hobbit, that is why we like this story.

Also when we step into fantasy world like the Middle-earth the thing which is interesting is the fact that there is an evident border line between what is good and what is evil, the choice of which side to assist is easy. Facing evil taking the guise of an orc, Balrog or even Sauron is easier than making choice in the real world – here evil is harder to detect and stand against.

Lastly, hardly anyone has enough time and courage to look for adventures, however everyone sometimes dream of it, that is why we like to at least read about them – to imagine that we are the heroes.

People create imaginary worlds to become somebody they would like to be or live a life that they are not meant to live. They look for respite in their imagination because adulthood is harder than one could suspect. And though there is no way to remain a child forever like Peter Pan or to begin a magical quest like Frodo Baggins, still we can hold the pure joy of life inside our hearts by using our imagination and visiting worlds created by others who did not lose their childish gift.