Beauty and the Beast

So. I am sitting here and watching one of the best classic Disney movies ever created. Wait for it...Beauty and the Beast. I have to tip my hat off to Mr. Walt Disney, even though he passed away before this wonderful movie was made. He set the foundation for what I believe to be the best set of movies to be drawn.

Granted, the majority...ok ALL of Disney movies involve "once upon a time" and "happily ever after." With all the nay-sayers and "realists" out there, they will actually blame Mr. Disney for getting girls' hopes up that they'll meet their prince charming. Given that it won't be Prince Eric on a large vessel or Prince Phillip riding in on his white horse, but why shouldn't we believe that our Prince is out there?

I have to admit, my favorite Disney Princess movie is Aladdin. However, Beauty and the Beast tells a good story and has the most wonderful moral I think is out there; Beauty is only skin deep AND beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Think about it...if you were Belle and you had just traded your freedom in exchange for your dad's life. Now you have to live with this ANIMAL. What is he even? A lion crossbred with a werewolf that is jumped up on steroids?

Then look at Gaston...here is a MAN's MAN. Tall, dark, dangerously strong and handsome. You can't blame those three barmaids for swooning. I would too considering he apparently has impecible dental hygeine! All the same, as you know he is a straight up douche barrell. Guys like Gaston are only in it for themselves and the only want girls like Belle to be arm candy and a trophy wife. Come on, he had Belle's dad locked up just to make her marry him. Desperate much?

Look at Beast (I have to wonder why they never told us his real name...hmmm.) . True he was a bit of a jerk in the beginning. I personally think he wasn't held enough as a child. D: But once Belle got to know him and Beast melted that heart of ice, we found out he's really just a huge teddy bear that wants to be loved and will do anything to protect his lady.

So ladies, I ask you this. Why don't we give the guys that maybe aren't the best looking a chance?? I remember being friends with the guys in my high school that other girls didn't consider cute and they turned out to be really cool. I'm bummed out that I didn't get a chance to get to know them even better. It's kinda like Princess and the Frog. You gotta kiss some frogs to find your Prince Charming.

I'm talking about deep, meaningful, head-over-heels, his-n-hers towels, let's-grow-old-together L-O-V-E.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and to be loved in return." "A life without love, that is terrible!"-Moulin Rouge

Obviously, my post tonight is about love. For the past few years until recently, I wasn't entirely sure I believed in love, or even deserved love. But ever since I moved back home, I have come to realize love is all around me! I have Heavenly Parents who are constantly watching over me and guiding me day in and day out. My parents love me more than anything else. I have a sister and a brother-in-law who love me and would do anything for me. I have 3 little nephews who are so sweet and innocent that love me despite all my faults because that is how children love- unconditionally. I have love from my friends who will hang out with me if I'm feeling down and we'll do silly stuff and laugh into the night. Romantically, I'm not quite there yet. But it doesn't bother me! It will happen when it's supposed to happen for me. Now that my life is back in order (for the most part), I can envision myself having a happy life with a wonderful man when before all I could see was me getting hurt and left. Since I have learned to love myself, I know that I desereve the best and that is what I will get!

Love conquers all. Even when everything seems lost, love conquers!