We've made a lot of wishes in our life - be it a birthday wish, a wish upon a shooting star, or anything else. We know that it probably makes no difference, but deep inside we hope that our wish will come true. But what do we actually wish for?
Most of us would want something for ourselves - health, love, money, and so on. We might also ask for something on behalf of a person that we love. How many people would ask for something that would affect the whole world? Like, for all wars to stop, for hunger to end, and so on? There are no rules that say that our wish should be easy, right? :)
Yet, imagine a genie telling you "I can grant your wish, or I can stop all wars forever, it's your choice" - I don't think that we would be selfish enough to still prefer our own wishes... Until the genie turns into Yuuko san (the one from xxxHolic and Tsubasa Chronicles), and tells you that you have to pay the equivalent price for your wish. What would be the price for worldwide peace?
2008 is coming to an end, and I have to admit that, for me personally, it was neither a very good nor a very bad year. I earned a lot of memorable moments, but a lot of things could admittedly have gone better. However, today I counted, not one, not two, but eight (EDIT: ten!) long-term relationships or marriages of friends and acquaintances of mine that ended within 2008 - I might even have forgotten someone. If I add to this a few more things that affect the whole world, such as a worldwide financial crisis, I keep thinking that 2008 has to be one of the worst years so far. For the first time in my life, I'm not exactly looking forward to the new year to come - I can't wait for the current year to finally end!
If my wish for 2009 is love, peace, and the food and healthcare that every person needs - for the whole world... what is the price that I have to pay, Yuuko san?...
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