Sapphailin in Wonderland

Dear reader,
I would love to speak of my beloved Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast. She is the one who taught me that love does not need to follow the golden path of a perfect Prince Charming from a Hollywood film, another Disney fairytale, or the pages of a dreamy novel. Belle showed me that true love can be unexpected, unconventional, and wonderfully real—found not in perfection, but in courage, kindness, and seeing the beauty within.

She reminded me that every heart has its own fairytale, and sometimes the most magical stories begin when we stop searching for the prince we think we want… and open our hearts to the love we truly deserve.and I away remember what she say on the song ”Who’d have ever thought that this could be
True, that he’s no Prince Charming
But there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see”Belle’s song whispers that real magic is found not in appearances, but in understanding, compassion, and the courage to see the hidden beauty within another.

Once, I heard my friends say that Princess Belle only has Stockholm syndrome. But I’m quite sure they simply haven’t opened their hearts to the story’s true magic. They see the surface, not the soul. I hope that someday, when love finds them—real, gentle, transformative love—they will understand what Princess Belle truly represents.

Belle teaches us that love is not fear, nor captivity, nor blind obedience. It is compassion. It is the courage to look beyond someone’s rough edges and see the goodness hidden within. It is choosing kindness even when the world expects disdain.

One day, I believe they will feel that same spark of understanding… and then they will finally see Belle not as a girl trapped, but as a young woman brave enough to love with her whole heart.

I am certain it isn’t Stockholm syndrome at all. The Beast never tortured Belle. He protected her, respected her, and even learned from her. And Belle, in return, cared for him with a kindness that grew naturally, not from fear, but from understanding.

There is pure love in their story. Even though he appears as a beast on the outside, he is still a man on the inside, a soul longing to be seen, understood, and loved. Belle looked past the fur, the fangs, and the fear, and saw the wounded heart beneath.

That is not Stockholm syndrome.
That is compassion.
That is courage.
That is love in its truest, most transformative form.