Merlin the great

Merlin, the great wizard from the stories of King Arthur and the knights of the round table was a truly interesting character indeed. Did you know that for him time went backwards? In otherwords whatever he just saw is what you were just about to see as long as you are hanging out with him. This is very interesting because it allowed him to know things that no one else would have ever known, but it also denied him some very simple truths that most of us take for granted. One of the greatest mysteries in his life was likely figuring out who his parents were. I do not know how he died, but however he died it was the first thing he ever lived through. His first moment was spent at the end of a lance, very sick in a bed, or perhaps in the jaws and claws of an animal. Either way it could not have been a very pleasant way to begin a life, witnessing your own demise. Think how awkward his interactions with other people must have been, how hard would it have been for him to try to form a trusting relationship with another person since they could never share a moment. As soon as something happened to him it hadn't happened to you yet.

The entire english language would have sounded very different to him since he had to speak backwards, something he probably never even realized. Perhaps Merlin didn't really even have magic, all he had was backwardsness. This awkward advantage allowed him to take an ordinary boy and turn him to a great and powerful king. His strange position in undoubtedly left him questioning what seems like the smallest things vigourously throughout his entire life, but it allowed him to against all odds turn a ravaged and chaotic country side into one of the greatest and most righteous kingdoms the world has ever known.

If Merlin would have lived his life alone, and never seen another person his entire life how much would it have really changed his overall experience? Compared to a normal person what would have been the difference? He would have grown smaller and younger, and that is about the extent of it. The point I am trying to make is that Merlin's power wasn't really a power at all, it was a difference. A difference that made him powerful. He wasn't really that spectacular accept that he was different. This is an extreme example I know, but it is illustrates flawlessly how our differences are strengths. Don't judge others for being different, and most of all don't get down on yourself for being different, even if the difference seems like a shortcoming. We would all do well to remember that no attribute is better or worse unless put into a context, and since your next situation may be different than your last,,, who is to say whats good or bad. Oh btw I once heard that Merlin lived backwards, but i don't really know if that is how the actual story goes. I never read the book or anything. I am a college student I don't time to read fantasy bullshit! I was just making a point, so sue me!