Watching classic Disney animations has become my little joy these days.

Even dressed in rags, Snow White makes a passing prince fall in love with her. Even the Huntsman, ordered by the Evil Queen to take her life, couldn't bring himself to kill her. When she gets lost in the woods, the sun always seems to shine on her. When she sings with her nightingale-like voice, all sorts of animals guide her to the dwarfs' cottage for shelter. The Human Torch from Fantastic Four would probably pale in comparison to her radiance. As the original Disney Princess, her life is so full of luck and smiles that it feels like someone typed in a cheat code. If I had a life like that, I'd probably live as an extreme extrovert, even if I were born a total introvert.

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Grumpy is a hardworking dwarf who goes to the mine every day to dig for diamonds. Living with his companions in a small, dorm-like cottage, he's perfectly content just working hard day by day. One day, he comes home from a grueling shift to find a strange woman in his house. ~~(Fun fact #1: The dwarfs clock out at 5 PM. They have better work-life balance than I do.)~~ And this strange woman has completely turned his house upside down, exactly the way she wants it. She wiped the dust off the chairs, put the messy dishes away in the cupboard, and tore down all the cobwebs from the ceiling. But he liked it that way—it was familiar. Grumpy finds every single thing she does annoying for "no reason." It's ridiculous enough that she showed up out of nowhere, but now she has the nerve to say she's staying. She tells him to wash his hands, something he never even cared about before. He even gets pressured by the other dwarfs into giving up his bed and sleeping on the floor. After she arrives, his perfectly fine, uneventful daily life is completely upended. Everything is uncomfortable. Hmph! Big deal.

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Still, it bothers him when she gets scared that her stepmother might come to kill her. Seeing Snow White innocently playing with the animals, he strictly warns her never to open the door to strangers. Snow White is thrilled, thinking the wish she made last night is coming true. She gives Grumpy a bright send-off and bakes a pie just for him. ~~(Fun fact #2: On her first night sleeping at the dwarfs' cottage, Snow White wishes for Grumpy to like her.)~~

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But Snow White gets tricked by the Evil Queen disguised as an old woman and takes a bite of the poisoned apple. Grumpy rushes to lead the chase after the Queen, driving her off a cliff. But when he returns home, he finds Snow White in a deep sleep she can't wake up from. ~~(Fun fact #3: When Grumpy got back, he probably also found the pie Snow White had baked with his name on it. :()~~ Unable to bring themselves to bury her, Grumpy and the dwarfs lay her in a glass coffin and stay by her side to watch over her. ~~(Fun fact #4: Grumpy is the only one who personally places a flower in Snow White's hands.)~~

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What happens next is the obvious ending. Her first love, the prince, comes and kisses her. Snow White wakes up and heads toward a beautiful Disney castle, and the movie ends with the classic "They lived happily ever after." But why does that phrase look to me like, "Grumpy must have been happy too, right?"

Addicted to dating reality shows, we're so used to consuming romantic drama and ridiculous villains. But isn't the heart that genuinely wishes for someone's happiness—even when the person you like likes someone else—more pure and noble than Snow White herself? If Grumpy went on a modern dating show, he'd probably be way more popular than the prince... ~~(He kind of gives off that late-arrival wildcard vibe, too.)~~

Pure goodwill and kindness come to someone like a ray of sunshine before they even realize it, settling deep in a corner of their heart for a long time, like a wound that won't heal. Even if you try to forget it, it only becomes clearer—you can never truly forget. In fact, the one you claim to hate the most is often the one you love the most. There's no use being stubborn about it. You're just trying hard to deny it because you don't realize how much you actually like them, and eventually, you end up loving them passionately. To all the grumps out there: let's bring out those feelings hidden deep inside our hearts.

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