Fairy Dust

Last night, with the residential students we went to see Peter Pan presented by The American Drama Group at Kenter Tiyatrosu. If you are in Istanbul, I highly advise you to see a play by this group. Last night's beauty was its simplicity. The actors and acteresses were kind enough to stay after the performance and spend some time with the kids. I have read and watched Peter Pan so many times before but last night I had an epiphany. Maybe Peter Pan's not about staying a kid forever. We all have a part of Wendy in us, a part of Peter Pan, and Captain Hook and Nana, and the lost boys, and the pirates. For a peaceful soul, it must be possible to merge them all and stay a kid at heart and get wiser at the same time. These two forms of being may be complementary rather than contradictory. Unravelling this secret in our journey must be a tough milestone. And maybe this is what the fairy dust is about. I found myself opening my eyes to a new day this morning with these thoughts in mind and a backache.