The essay written by Chesterton on the “Ethics of Elfland” started off slow but as I finished the essay I found myself amazed at the new way I viewed life. As Chesterton started I struggled with his fanatical belief in Elfland over the reality of this world. In fact I was truly bothered by his notion of taking repetition as weird- not fact. I was thinking that just because you imagine something that doesn’t make it happen. But, then I understood what he was saying, and it blew my mind. First, to understand and believe in Elfland is to believe and understand our world better. It is the myth that displays reality in a way we could not have experienced it otherwise. So, Elfland is more real because it sheds more truth.
Also in his idea of repetition not being fact, or law I realized Chesterton wants us to see that Elfland is so great because they realize it could be different. This is the possibility of anything being anything. Chesterton goes further to say that possibly the reason why there is repetition in this world is simply because God never gets tired of the same thing over and over- like a child. But, things could be different, they could be changed if God decided. So, we should appreciate what things are because it could be something different, and that is exactly what myth and Elfland help us to appreciate.
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