Wishful Thinking

"Star light,
Star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may,I wish I might,
Have the wish, I wish tonight..."

I thought of writing about wishes when I saw a video my cousin shared from youtube.Everybody has dreams and wishes and aspirations.Some are silly,some are valuable.Some are wished for fun,some are wished with heavy hearts.How many of them come true?How many of them change into something else?But does that make us stop wishing?Never.


"Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now ,wish right now, wish right now"

I know many people who make a wish on sighting a shooting star & on loose eyelashes.Some do it by tossing a coin into a wishing fountain.Some by blowing a wishing dandy.Some others use a wishbone.Do they really believe these make wishes come true or is it just for fun?Maybe its just the whole romantic feeling it gives.After all we have grown up listening to Cinderella & her fairy Godmother with the wishing wand.Not to forget Aladdin's magic lamp with the genie granting him wishes.

Then there are the more serious wishes.Especially the last wishes of those dying.These death wishes become more valuable because of the shortage of time available to these people.Sometimes within a matter of days,the entire world changes for some.The ground gets pulled from underneath their feet and they will be under shock and denial.All that they had thought they could do over a lifetime suddenly has a near deadline.A second becomes as valuable as a year.

About the video I mentioned earlier,in it a doctor says how he was once asked by a woman to deliver her baby immediately so that her son would be able to hold his father's finger at least once.Was touching.A father's last wish was satisfied.


Now what can we do to make these precious wishes come true?Have you heard of the make-a-wish foundation.Started in the US,it now exists in India since 1995.It is an organization aimed at fulfilling a cherished wish by a terminally ill child.Like they say,it helps to bring back what the disease takes away-hope,strength & joy.More than 18,600 wishes have been fulfilled by the organization in India already.I think its highly praise-worthy.Hope they are able to fulfill many more wishes.You can help them make these cherished wishes come true by donating to them in any way possible.Do not hesitate to check out their website http://www.makeawishindia.org/ .

I believe we should not hold back our wishes,after all wishing is free.Sometimes you do not need a wishing wand or a shooting star or a loosened eyelash,sometimes..a prayer is all you need.So make a wish now!The wish-maker may make it come true..