The Pink Fairy 2 - The Darkness Returns

Once, there was a little Fairy.

It was pink, with pretty little wings.

It also glowed, and it glowed a light blue.

This fairy, once upon a time, brought light into a dark world.

It made trees and flowers grow.

It brought colour into a black world.

And it made people happy.

However, there was another Fairy in this world.

It didn't like the colour.

It didn't like the flowers.

It didn't like the happy people.

This Fairy was small. But it was slightly bigger than the Pink Fairy.

It was a muscular fairy, and it wore a black vest.

It also glowed, but it glowed a deep red.
And it was always surrounded with a dark cloud.

It was the Black Fairy

The Black Fairy didn't like the Pink Fairy.

In fact, it was the mortal enemy of the Pink Fairy.

It had worked hard to bring darkness to the world.

And the Pink Fairy destroyed his work.

He wanted revenge.

He approached the Pink Fairy one day.

He was angry. He was annoyed.

And he was big.

Like... BIG!

And it brought the darkness,

which the Pink Fairy worked so hard to destroy,

with it.

The Pink Fairy was a little bit scared.

It was pink, and it glowed, and had pretty wings.

It didn't have muscles. It didn't wear a black vest.

It was scared of the Black Fairy.
But it knew that it had to stand up for itself.

The Black Fairy wanted to fight the Pink Fairy.

But the Pink Fairy wouldn't fight back.

Instead of fighting with it, the Pink Fairy did the strangest thing.

It asked the Black Fairy if it wanted to be friends.

The Black Fairy was confused.

It didn't know what to do.

No one had ever wanted to be its friend before.

So, instead of fighting... the Black Fairy ran away.

And the darkness disappeared with the Black Fairy...

The Pink Fairy

Once upon a time, there was a little fairy.

It was pink, and had pretty little wings.

It also glowed, and it glowed a bright blue.

This little fairy was the only bright thing in a dark, dark world.

There was little light.

No one was happy.

And all the trees had no leaves.

The bright pink fairy decided one day, to make everything happy and colourful again.

So, one by one, it went around to all the people in the world.

It showed them colour.

Showed them light.

And made them happy again.

Until, one by one, it had gone around to all the people in the world.

Doing this made the fairy very happy.

It also started to bring colour and light into the world again.

No longer was the fairy the only thing that glowed in the world.

Trees started growing leaves.

The sun started to shine.

And people started smiling.

Over time, the world became a happy place again.

There was colour everywhere.

There was always life, and light.

It was a wonderful place to live.

And it was all because the little fairy showed others kindness.

The end... or is it?

The injustice of disassociation...

So... you know all those floods and stuff up in Queensland and everywhere else right?
Chances are we're all deeply moved by what's happened, and our sympathies all lie with those affected people right now.
I'm one of those people.
But, despite this, you can never truly understand until it's happened to you.

Sure, I'm sorry that the floods have all happened to those around the country.
I wish I could help in some way, and yeah, you've all heard all that before.
But I maintain that no matter what, in just about any situation, unless it's happening right at your doorstep, you'll always disassociate yourself in some way or another.

I know there's poverty around the world.
I know that Australia has been hit hard by disasters.
I know that there's a large chance it's not going to go away for ages.
I know it's been happening for years.
However, I also know that because I live so far away from it, I'm under the impression I can't do a thing to stop it.

That's why disassociation sucks.
It's taken me staying at my friends house, and seeing their house and street get covered in water, for me to even somehow comprehend what those already affected have been going through.
All the fear,
the worry,
the loss,
the energy.
All that, and I haven't been able to even consider understanding it until it's happened in some way directly to me.

Sure, it's not my personal property that got damaged.
It's not my house.
But I helped clear a couple of houses of water, including the houses of people I've never even seen before in my life.
It just opens your eyes to be a part of it.
Which is why I believe disassociation sucks... because there are people out there, like me, who are capable of helping those in need, but won't until it happens to them.
And it's just not going to happen to a lot of people...

When you see something, and just think...

Sunsets...
Every time I sit and watch one, I always lie back, look, and think.
I swear that there is something very powerful about the sun descending into the horizon.
I don't know what it is.
Maybe it's because it signals the end of the day.
Maybe because it can be used to represent so much.
Maybe because they're just so beautiful.
I don't know. But what I do know, is that this one in particular was a great one.

This photo, it was taken after an awesome day with some great friends.
I was sitting on a small pier, right on the edge of the water.
And it just made me think about stuff.
Nothing really special, just about life, and how good it actually is.

Despite everything which I don't like about my life at the moment, it's actually very good.
Sure, I'm facing some challenges.
But isn't life full of them?
I'm just going to appreciate what I have, and hope that one day, the other stuff will come.
If I enjoy what I have, then life shall be that much better :)

Ah well, I just love sunsets.
Being able to sit back, appreciate the beauty, and just think.
It's just awesome.
And that's it for today.