Reality is a Fairy Tale & Fairy Tales are Reality
maybe “reality” is actually like a fairy tale and is full of wonder and magic and mysteries
Fairy Stories and Truth For Tolkien, fairy stories are not escapist fantasies detached from truth. Instead, they reveal deeper spiritual and metaphysical truths through metaphor and symbol. He believed that the best fairy stories, while imaginative, ultimately lead us to profound reflections on reality, morality, and the divine.