I had a random thought today.
I wondered if, somehow, the image of a unicorn could have been inspired by a baby.
When babies are little, we often gather the hair on the top of their heads into a tiny ponytail.
From a distance, it almost looks like a little horn.
Then I thought about what unicorns represent.
They're rare.
One of a kind.
A little magical.
Maybe that's exactly how parents see their children.
Every child is someone's unicorn. Not because they're perfect. But because, to the people who love them, there will never be another quite like them.
Perhaps that's why we naturally protect them, celebrate them, and believe they can do wonderful things.
I don't know if unicorns were ever inspired by babies. Probably not.
But I like the thought that somewhere, a parent looked at a tiny ponytail, smiled, and saw something magical. Maybe that's where magic begins after all.
Every family has a unicorn. They just happen to call them their child.
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獨角獸，會不會其實來自一個小孩？
今天突然冒出一個很可愛的想法。
獨角獸，會不會其實是從小孩來的？
小朋友小的時候，大人常常會把頭頂那一小撮頭髮綁起來。
遠遠看，就像長了一支小小的角。
後來我又想到，獨角獸之所以迷人，不只是因為牠有角。
而是因為牠代表著獨一無二。
稀有。
珍貴。
帶著一點魔法。
這不就是每個父母眼中的孩子嗎？
每一個孩子，都是某個人生命裡的獨角獸。
不是因為他們完美。
而是因為，在愛他們的人眼裡，再也找不到另一個一模一樣的存在。
我不知道獨角獸真正的靈感是不是來自小孩。大概不是。
但我很喜歡這個想像。
也許，所有的魔法，都只是從一個人看著另一個人，覺得「你真的很特別」開始。