Wishes

Do you ever wish?
Not wishes that spell out our personal disatifaction with life, such as, "I wish I had more money." or "I wish I had a better job", but the kind of wishes that could only come from a shooting star or a magic genie lamp.

I was polishing my tea pot (following a particularly delightful chai) at the grimy work coffee station today. As I restored the shine to the pot, I imagined how it would be if a genie just popped on out of the teapot to grant me wishes three. What would I wish for?

When I was a kid, I wished for a computer game system. It started out as a wish for a Commodore 64, which morphed into Atari, then Amiga, then Sega, until my wish was finally granted (by my own saving of money) and I got myself a brand new Nintendo. I played it non-stop for about two weeks (much to my mother's lament), but after that time, I was over it. Perhaps 6 to 8 years of wishing went into that, and once I had it, I realised it wasn't that great.



My equivalent now, would probably be either a super-fancy Canon Digital Camera, or a piano. The earlier of which, I can see myself tiring of, but the latter, I can see myself becoming completely lost in.

When I was a kid, I sometimes wished for a brother or sister close to my age (I have 3 brothers and a sister, but all are 9 years or more older than me). I never got that wish, but now I see that it wasn't something I truly needed.

I think now, I tend to wish, dream and do. I'm not always sure of what I am wishing for, but I feel drawn to some things, people & places and away from others. I have a strong sense of these things and I follow my instincts more than ever. I know that I need to be more conscious of these subtle guiding forces.

I wish for lasting life energy.
I wish for protection.
I wish for experience.

(oh, and is it too late to wish for World Peace?...damn, already used up my three wishes!)

posted by gone2canada @ 4:25 a.m. Comments: 1