Fairy tales often begin with the words, "Once upon a time." From the very
beginning, these stories are enchanting and filled with hope and magic. We
often idealize certain experiences in life and expect them to be fairy-
tale like. Romantic relationships... dreams we strive for - these are some
of the occurrences that we expect to be ideal. You may have thought that a
current experience of yours was going to be far more perfect than it has
turned out to be, and the reality may be disappointing. But you still have
the potential to achieve the outcome you are dreaming of - even if it
doesn't happen in exactly the way you imagined.
童話故事常常會用這些文字起頭「很久很久以前」，從最一開始的時候，這些故事是
令人陶醉的，也充滿了希望與魔法。我們常常把生命中的某些經驗理想化，並且期待
它們就像童話故事一樣。愛情、我們努力追求的夢想——這些都是我們期待能理想化
的事情。你也許在想最近所經歷的事應該要變得比實際上還要更加完美許多，但事實
可能讓你失望了。不過你還是有機會達成你所夢想的成果——就算這跟你所想像的不
全然相同也一樣。