To make-believe is to pretend what isn't real is real, but isn't our reality make-believe? Our belief in gods, soul mates, morality, life-meaning and purpose: We invented this matrix of lies we tell ourselves.
Make-believe is not about ignoring reality, it's about enriching reality with more interesting options. In our own way we do it everyday, for magic is not just something that happens, it is also what we create. From nothing we create something.