Sometimes I wonder if the reason fairytales comfort us isn’t the magic.

It’s the structure.

Fairytales feel designed.

There is a beginning that makes sense.

A middle that tests the hero.

An ending that feels earned.

Even the suffering fits somewhere.

Even the detours seem intentional.

And real life… doesn’t always feel like that.

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