I love magic. I love the surprise. I love the awe that it inspires. I love the jaw-dropping moment when the illusion is complete. I love to see the wide eyes of disbelief. I love it more when I found out magic is difficult, although it looks effortless. So, imagine my disappointment when one day, I was told to “GROW UP! Magic doesn’t exist“. I begged on my knees to differ.
I believe magic is everywhere. I believe you can make the most mundane things on earth to appear like magic, when you get the right thing, to the right people, at the right time. Just like the ingredients for magic – you need the right props, the right audience, and impecabble timing.
Sometimes, the things we do may not appear magical to someone, but in a different setting, to a different bunch of people, at a different time, you will inspire awe to the brink of being idolized.
So why do some of us stop believing in magic?
It can’t be because it doesn’t exist, as you just need to get a magic kit and add water, or just get the right ingredients in place.
It can’t be because you can’t perform it. You can always get someone else to perform or get a different group of audience.
Could it be because you think you’re an adult and magic no longer applies to you?
If you loved magic when you were younger, why can’t you love it now when you’re older?
I think magic still has a lot of tricks up its sleeves. These are the things I learn from being a fan of magic.
Magic is not just for kids
It’s obvious by now that magic is not just for kids. If I am able to solve a problem which has been bugging you for months, I just performed magic. If I am able to cure the common cold when it has confounded centuries of doctors, I have just performed magic. If I am able to ride a bicycle and you can’t, I am doing magic. If I can do Tai Chi beautifully and you can’t, I just did magic for you.
Magic can change your perception
This is a useful tool when you begin your journey within. The surprise element of magic will make you wonder… “how did he do it?”. If you can figure out the way he did his magic, you have just changed your perception, that not everything needs to be done in only one way. If he could finish his project on time, could he just be smarter, or did you just find out that you spend too much time watching TV while he is on his way to the ice-cream parlour celebrating his completed project?
Magic improves your sex life
We have heard of the magic pill. The thing about the magic pill is this, any sufficiently advanced technology will appear like magic. The magic pill began as an idea. So is any technological advancement you can think of. Isn’t this proof of magic?
Magic is environmentally friendly
Magic can be recycled. Gone are the days where magic is secretly guarded. The more magic is being recycled, the more magic is being kept alive. Recycling magic is not just reusing them, but reusing them in a different context, for a different group of people, at different times. I find that just magical.
Magic can change the world
Magic ultimately has to do with creativity. To be able to see what others cannot see. To be able to express what others cannot express. And this is done with just a thought. Thoughts are the seeds required to change the world. Magic is the result.
Magic is fun
This is the best reason I like magic. It is fun. It is humourous. If only all things were fun, but then again, if all things were fun, it will be really hard to identify “fun” from “really really fun”! Magic has thus earned its place as the hard thing to do that is fun to a lot of people.
I can’t imagine a world without magic. There will be no phone. There will be no roads. There will be no cars. There will be no iPad. Even without all these technology, I believe magic will still survive. It has great entertainment value.
I urge you to believe in magic. Our world depends on it.
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2 Comments
Shang,
I loved this post! I was a believer in magic when I was growing up. I had a magic kit my parents bought me and I put on shows in my backyard with it for other neighborhood kids. As I grew older and found out that magic didn’t exist I was very let down. But, somehow in my gut I just knew that there was “magic” in the Universe and I kept searching. In my 20s I discovered that magic. The magic of co-creating our lives and our reality with the power of our thoughts. It was hugely liberating and empowering!
So, I still believe in magic as I’ve found it truly does exist.
Thanks for the great post.
Sincerely,
Angela Artemis
Thanks for dropping by Angela. My favourites are sleight of hand card tricks, although I can’t perform them! It’s amazing how they can do these so slowly and yet totally confounding. Hope to be able to see you perform your version of magic.