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.
童话故事常常会用这些文字起头“很久很久以前”，从最一开始的时候，这些故事是
令人陶醉的，也充满了希望与魔法。我们常常把生命中的某些经验理想化，并且期待
它们就像童话故事一样。爱情、我们努力追求的梦想——这些都是我们期待能理想化
的事情。你也许在想最近所经历的事应该要变得比实际上还要更加完美许多，但事实
可能让你失望了。不过你还是有机会达成你所梦想的成果——就算这跟你所想像的不
全然相同也一样。