Truth
Recently I had the opportunity to watch a movie call Fairy Tale, a True Story, about these little girls in England who can see fairies. The film is set in the early 20th century and features Houdini and other famous people of the time. Supposedly this is based on a true story and there is actual evidence of the girls' beliefs. The movie starts with a little girl coming to live with her aunt, uncle and cousin because her father is away at war. The family takes the girl in and the two girls begin to explore the surrounding hills and forest. They see fairies and tell the parents, but the parents don't believe it. The girls take the father's camera and take a picture of the fairies. The picture gets out to the media and people start exploring the concept of truth. At the same time the magician Houdini was presenting the same question through his magic. What is truth and reality? The little girls became instant celebrities and people around England flocked to their small town to see the fairies. But the fairies didn't come out for the adults. Only kids could see them. At one point in the film Houdini says that he doesn't like to deal with kids because they trust everything and expect nothing.
The innocence of kids opens them up to seeing things that others might miss. This kind of openness is desired by people of all ages because humans want to be able to believe in something. This movie really opens up the question about truth and faith. How do we know that what we see or don't see is true? Faith is a necessary part of humanity because we cannot always see everything.
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