I'm such a dork, I'm probably one of 100 people who like that new show Once Upon A Time. Sure, the acting is terrible and the storyline is a little flaky, but I love the concept behind the show: fairytale characters who are bound by a curse and don't know their true identity until "The One" comes who can set them free and remind them of who they really are? Hmm...sounds like another story I know...
I absolutely love stories that offer the hope of redemption. I've read my fair share of existential literature and appreciated the honesty brought forth by these authors' explorations, but I longed for something more. I have a feeling that everyone does, but this world trains us to be cynical, hopeless, and suspicious.
But I believe that is why stories that offer a redemptive quality are so popular (well, maybe not Once Upon A Time...look, they can't all be winners). They offer us hope in a harsh world. So many people are drawn into a story where the outcome does not look good unless there is an intervention, even a supernatural phenomenon, that can save people from harm. Usually it comes at a great price.
We as a people have a longing for things to be set right.
I believe that longing is God-given. (Ecclesiastes 3:11. Look it up.)
One of my favorite songs is by Derek Webb talking about this very thing, check it out here. That all the wrongs of this world will be righted. And that is a very, very happy ending.
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