Unfortunately this earth is not a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
Why should we strive, with cynic frown, to knock their fairy castles down?
The naturalist worldview is a good way to feel grounded and feel part of something that isn't based on fairy tales. It's based on observable facts in the human and in the biological history of the planet. I think that can be a source for comfort.
The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.
Every time a child says I don't believe in fairies there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead.
The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life.
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
Fairy tales are really violent, the original ones.
Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead.
Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.