fairyland

 There is such a place as fairyland – but only children can find the way to it.

And they do not know that it is fairyland

until they have grown so old that they forget the way.

One bitter day, when they seek it and cannot find it,

they realize what they have lost;

and that is the tragedy of life.

On that day the gates of Eden are shut behind them

and the age of gold is over.

Henceforth they must dwell in the common light of common day.

Only a few, who remain children at heart,

can ever find that fair, lost path again;

and blessed are they above mortals.

They, and only they, can bring us tidings from that dear country

where we once sojourned and from which we must evermore be exiles.

The world calls them its singers and poets and artists and story-tellers;

but they are just people who have never forgotten the way to fairyland.

— L.M. Montgomery, The Story Girl

I was inspired after reading this quote on a friend's blog and it made me smile and feel like perhaps I haven't lost my way to fairyland after all. 

What's inspiring you tonight?