Many of us have grown up with the beloved tale of Alice and Wonderland or some sort of version of it. It is a story that has piqued childish curiosity, horror, and bewilderment in us all through the twisting turns of the paths that Alice took in Wonderland. But in this story about a girl entering into an unknown, imaginary world through a rabbit hole, I'd like to point out how much this theme can relate to our own lives in reality.
Alice entered into her fanciful new world via a rabbit hole. Nowadays, because of the popularity and implications of the story, the phrase "going down a rabbit hole" means coming into a new, probably crazy place that is unknown to the viewer. Anything can happen in this new place and expect the unexpected. While many people usually use this phrase when in a physical place, I'd like to explain how people should go down each other's "rabbit holes" and enter their individual "Wonderlands".
Every person sees, thinks, and experiences the physical world differently, making their own individual world. This includes their thoughts, past, actions, motivations, dreams, feelings, etc. However, I've noticed a decline of people caring about other people's worlds or "Wonderlands". No one is willing to jump down the dark, strange rabbit hole at the entrance of everyone's Wonderland. The rabbit hole is the awkward, risky time of attempting to start conversations with the person and getting out of one's comfort zone before being able to see the true personality of Wonderland keeper.
There are fewer and fewer who want to leave their comfort zones and risk knowing another's world just because its messy and uncomfortable to them. But think of what there is to gain. When one leaves their comfort zone and learn different perspectives on the physical world we all share, our own Wonderland grows and broadens with knowledge. Secondly, when we invest in others, they will usually invest in us. Support will be gained through friendships and learning how to truly help each other instead of putting up fronts. This is not to say others will always treat you the way you treat them. In high school, I tried to listen to many friends and support them as much as possible, but they were not willing to come into my world and do the same. Invest in the good friends, but don't be afraid to jump into new people's worlds either. Finally, going into someone's Wonderland can bring peace. This world if full of fighting, trying to put others down or telling who is right or wrong. But we all hurt, feel, bleed and breathe. So going into many Wonderlands will give you a sense of humanity and equality. We are all equal, and we can all relate to one another through our world, one way or another. We just need to take a leap of faith into the unknown.
