I went to a lantern lighting event to celebrate the big 11.11.11 so that people can make a wish when they light their lanterns and make them fly away. It was an amazing event and I'm happy I was able to go... I was happy I was able to make a wish.
Wishing is always something I look forward to. My theory is we hope everyday but there are only certain moments in this world where we are given the opportunity to truly wish for something that we feel will come true. It could be the blowing of the birthday candle, a car plate with three same digits on it, a falling star shooting across the dark night or like the lantern lighting festival I went to to commemorate the 11:11 make a wish habit.
I like to think that wishing is the same as having New Year's resolution. When people wish, it should be a statement of how you want to improve to have something or acquire something. Wishing should not be a selfish act (You wish you could have him even if he is happily married) and/or it shouldn't be a testament to how lazy you are (You wish to win the lotto but you never buy your ticket). Wishing, for me at least, is accepting that you want things for yourself to make things better, accepting that some people are able to be better with this or that or accepting you have a few short comings that you feel you need help to change.
I wished as I let go of my lantern and hoped that it will come true as I watched it fly away. My wish was simple, something I think I can truly benefit from if it will come true and something I can have a conscious effort to make it come through. It's okay, fairy godmother. If you can help me out here, I would appreciate it but otherwise, I'm okay. I think you have more important wishes to grant so if you don't really have to waste your time on me.
Wishing to go to bed,
Someone Anxious
