What would you do if you just happen to fall into some crazy-not-expected-but-now-true-oh-my-god-what-happened fairy tale?

Neil Gaiman created a guide, some time ago. I’m sorry to admit that it just came to my knowledge some days ago.

It’s not new that I’m a huge fan of Gaiman’s works; if you come here from time to time you probably know that by now. I’ve already talked about his work and, usually, I keep doing that all the time.

It happens that Neil Gaiman’s “Instructions” are far from just “good”. It could easily be tagged as fantastic, original, outstanding or, better than all together, fun.

Yes, you got it right, I said fun.

It happens that only fun can describe something that we usually forgot, you will understand in a bit.

It’s a fairy tale guide! Ask any child, they will agree with me.

Are you following me? Got a doubt? Keep reading…

The keys to the unknown, to all things that must not be remembered (but that we don’t quite know why it was forgotten to begin with) are strictly tied with the magic that is only possibly achieved by those who allow themselves to flight back to an age where they – and all of us, I’m afraid to confess – were able to touch the stars, to fight back the invading pirates, to ride the dragons, climb the mountains and enter the diamond castle.

The power of dreams, of the self-allowed-imagination-with-no-boundaries, is what can take you into some marvelous journeys. Getting deep into your mind will allow you to meet your heroes.

Actually, it doesn’t matter if your hero can fly, if he uses a red/blue cape/uniform. It doesn’t matter if you like the princess the best, or if that ugly, low profile, smelly villain is who can make you laugh. Having a good time is what you seek, no matter who will entertain you.

What DOES matter is that only having fun you can remember how good it is to take a ride into your imagination and let it make you experience places and people that you have never seen before; but you’ll see that they have been waiting for you all the time…

And here is the genius of Neil Gaiman’s Instructions. It’s a small poem that make you remember that fairy tales are great and that you should spend some time reading (and rereading for all that matters) them.

But to have a place where you can let your mind fly free is dangerous, for it set you apart. It makes you one of those Believers. That people that smile when they see the rain coming or those that look at thunders and see the giants over the clouds, fighting with their mighty clubs.

You must respect (and know) yourself pretty much to allow yourself to be immersed in some world that won’t be easily accessible for most people. And I tell you that because it will always be easier to talk about the stock market, the crisis, the new diet or even the new-ten-minutes-celebrity that just popped up than having a conversation with your dog or to laugh out a lot with your cat.

Read the poem, and then read a book. Any book that takes you away will do…

Let the fantasy fill your world.

And the next time that you see the rain coming, and you see thunders in the sky, you’ll open a smile.

And it will make you happy.

Não gente, não morri… mas não está dando pra escrever… volto depois…

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