I stopped and thought about this for much longer than I think the question was intended to merit, and I do believe it was intended to merit some thought.
I'll admit when I read "what do you want?" the first things that came to mind were the generic superpowers. I want to fly, I want to be insanely intelligent, I want to breath underwater and run like lightning.
Then I thought a little deeper. I want to be able to sit and watch the sunrise without any thoughts of obligations and worries and without any awareness of the passing time and the tense anxiety such tends to bring.
I want to sit on the beach reading a good book, hearing the waves crash, feeling the wind blow drops of sunlight into a fine mist, without ever having to get up for a drink or a snack and with nothing to draw me back from the beach until my book is finished.
I thought about these things, but ultimately I dismissed them all. They all shared one problem: they were things I could not have and no one was ever the happier for wanting what he could not have.
You may wish to fly and that is a fine wish, but you will never get your wish and so it can bring you no joy. Me, I would much rather wish for some simple thing I know I can obtain, and upon obtaining it, I will find joy.
And so, what is that I want? What do I really want?
A hug.
And you know what? That very same day, I got my wish.
And I was happy.
Life is good. And so are these great people. Spent a whole day playing at the park after a delicious picnic. When a bunch of kids came out to play on the other playground I began to wonder what group they belonged to. Was it a summer camp? Oh yeah, school's in session.
As much as I love school, it was great to forget for a day. Short sleeves, shorts, playgrounds and bike rides . . .The seed of summer's been planted. Hurry up and grow my precious seed!
Candidly,
Cookie
