Your Own Wonderland

What was the greatest wish during your childhood? Becoming a scientist? Being a princess? Winning lottery and never concerning about money again? For me, who was extremely cool and distinctive, I just wanted to get older. I often used my short fingers and later toes as well to figure out how much time I still need to grow “older”. However,, the play Peter Pan is a story about children who refuse to grow up but live an adventured life in Wonderland. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the show on Friday really much and even cried for several scenes. Do you want to know why? Let’s shrug our shoulders and fly to Wonderland; the reasons are lying there waiting for us. 

The story starts in a cozy room with mommy’s gentle humming, warm yellow lights shining like stars, and pink quilt covering soft bed.Three small children with various personalities rush in, talking about their game, talking about their complaint and talking about the ending of their favorite fairytale. Love from parents surrounds them, protecting, but also restricting them. This is a land of warmth, filling everyone’s childhood and initial memory; this is home.

On the other side of the world, there is a land, filled with flowers, amazing creatures and fairies. Adventures are happening every second on this land, and the protagonists of these adventures enjoy their freedom, passion as well as inevitable loneliness. Fairies are flying around, sparkling like diamonds under the ocean. This is a land of amazement, floating into everyone’s dream and imagination; this is the Wonderland.

Every child has a Wonderland: it might be green or pink, peaceful or chaotic, stable or fickle. The play Perter Pan directly depicts the Wonderland of Wendy, who is kind like a great mother. In her Wonderland, the hero is a naughty boy, who is both brave and negligent. Their friendship starts with Wendy helping the boy sew his shadow, and their friendship ends because of Wendy’s growth. As we gradually growing up, the Wonderland  fades from our brain little by little. This play has reminded me of my Wonderland, which triggered my curious of the universe, expectation of love and persistence of virtue. I thought I have forgotten those stupid imaginations which were totally impractical. Nevertheless, Wendy and Peter Pan’s friendship indicates that: no matter how old, how far, how happy or sad you are, your Wonderland will always be there waiting for you, just like you home.

Then, the question comes: where is your Wonderland now?