"I'm not in Kansas anymore!"

What is 'childhood'? It is believed that childhood is a period of life that, therefore, comes to an end one day. However, there are moments in our life that make us feel like that little boy at the corner store, that innocent girl on the playground, the happy toddler at the candy shop once again. 

Today, I had the pleasure to relive such a moment. 

When I was a child, I admired fairy tales. They captured me during the day and the night, they made me dream of countries far away, witches, goblins, fairies and elves. Like every child, I loved imagining my own world, sinking completely in the magic of the story and identify with the protagonists of the tale. 

Strangely enough I was most fascinated by stories that had obviously been written by drug addicts. 'Alice's adventures in Wonderland', though a great piece of literature, was evidently created during an Absinthe- or shroom-flush. Getting lost all alone in a strange and somehow dangerous labyrinth, being chased by creatures of the darkest descents and mellowest heavens - nightmare and dream of everyone. 

Whatever.....

Dorothy's story captivated me the most. Was it the tornados? Or that paradox kind of magic that can be seen in "The Wizard of Oz" that has nothing to do with sorcery in 'European' fairy tales? Was it just the music and the costumes? What is it that attracted my in such a way? I think, all these factors made "Oz" that appealing to me. A wide country, unknown, never visited before, far over the rainbow. 

If anyone wants to feel like a child once again, I would strongly recommend watching the movie. Or if you like a huge portion of kitsch. Or if you just like Judy Garland. 

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Or the wicked witch of the West. ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhzbzwPNgXA