As a young child, I think every kid gets asked the question “if you had one wish what you wish for?" Now the answers vary, some pull the three more wishes cards, others wish for money and some wish for materialistic things. After 21 years I think I have finally found my answer to this question. If I had one wish, I would wish to experience moments again. I’m not sure if I would wish to do anything different. I would just wish to relive them, one more time. I would want to wish for something that would make me happy, and although a million dollars would make me happy, nothing would compare to the moments that can no longer be bought back anymore. In the words of Morgan Matson "a thousand moments that I had just taken for granted — mostly because I had assumed that there would be a thousand more." To some degree we all feel this way. You never realize it's over until it's over.
When we look back on past events in our life, I think we can all agree that at the time we didn’t realize these would be the greatest moments. That these would be the moments we would be longing to have back even if it was just for a brief moment. Now we can look back and realize that we appreciate these moments that much more. Meredith Grey said it best “you never think that the last time is the last time. You think there will be more. You have forever but you don’t.” Maybe you really want to just experience one more laugh with your best friend or hear your grandfather tell you how much he loves you so in that moment you would be fulfilled. These moments can give us the closure that we have been longing for or bring us that sense of joy and happiness one more time. It can let us relive the glory of the day and reminds us of the days filled with laughter. I know that this would be my wish. My question is, do you know what your one wish would be?
I hope if you ever get the chance to wish for something, I hope you wish for something that can’t be bought. I wish that you get to experience that feeling of joy one more time. I wish that whatever has been hurting you starts to heal. I wish that you can experience the moments you thought you wouldn’t be able to live without. I know this seems completely unrealistic but a wish is defined as “to feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable.” I wish that even in your wildest dreams you can achieve anything you want. Whatever you decide to wish for I hope that it makes you happy, even if it is just for a moment.
