I purposely stopped on the last passage because online discussions about the story focused on what the girl could have possibly wished for. If you’ve read the entire story, what do YOU think the girl wished for? I’ve only read this story once, earlier today. Maybe if I read it several more times, I’d be able to figure something out. For now, I admit defeat. I am at a loss as to what the girl could have possibly wished for. I do have something to say about it, though. I think that the girl’s wish is quite insignificant. It matters not what she wished for. What matters is who she became and what she had done in her life years later.
I had a low-key birthday celebration this year, even more low-key than the last few years. Birthdays are best celebrated in the company of good friends. I’ll be sure to have some good time with some friends after this week. As for my birthday wish, I ask the same things every year: good health and more love. Also, I need to find myself a birthday cake, so I can blow my candles madly like this little girl: