If some kind of genie were to tell me that I could have one wish granted right now, without hesitating, I would say “I wish for a million dollars.” I would be proud of myself for not wishing for some crazy amount of money; $1mil seems reasonable without being greedy. It is a wish, afterall. I would not wish to “cure” Pookie, because I love him the way that he is and understand that Autism is part of who he is. I would not wish for world peace or and end to the war in Iraq, because those are complicated things I can’t control with one wish.  I feel that my wish is reasonable, a pretty good one.Â
That’s the difference between grown ups and kids, right there. I would wish for money. What would kids wish for?  Well, 3 year old Prabesh Sapkota wanted just one thing. He wanted to ride a yellow school bus and go to kindergarten for a day. Just days before he died of leukemia, he got to do it.Â
I am happy for Prabesh. I am also very sorry that his parents lost their little boy. And I am ashamed of myself for wanting a million dollars. Â
What would you wish for?Â
Are you proud of that?Â
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Rachel said,
March 7, 2008 @ 11:39 am
I really would wish that myself and everyone that I cared about would live very long very happy lives.
Prabesh’s story really touched me.
There are so many things that we just take for granted, and even complain about doing (I can honestly say that riding the bus to school was never one of my wishes) and Prabesh never got to do most of them.
I am happy that he did get to go to school on a bus and spend a day in kindergarten.
Kristina said,
March 14, 2008 @ 10:38 am
I am the same. I would wish for money also. Not because i want to be filthy rich, but because unfortunately, money makes the world go around. I would like enough money to get us (me and my family) all out of debt.ie.pay off mortgages and any overdrafts. I hope this doesnt sound too selfish. I am quite proud of my wish.