“A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds”
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Simplified Meaning:
The idea here is that places or stories that seem too perfect and free from any danger are not realistic. In real life, there are always challenges and difficulties, and this is what makes experiences genuine and meaningful. Imagine you are reading a fairy tale where everything always goes right; it would be boring and wouldn't teach you anything important about life. For instance, history shows that people often grow stronger and more resourceful by facing and overcoming hardships. If you never had any problems to solve, you wouldn't learn how to handle life's ups and downs. So, while it's nice to think about perfect worlds, we should appreciate the real world with its mix of good and bad because that's what helps us grow and understand life better.
