Make a wish, then stop wishing and get to work. Chop-chop.

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„Make a wish”, she said, „but don’t tell me what it is, because you’ll jinx it”.

I was probably in first grade – if not in kindergarten – when I first heard these words. I’m not sure if I had found an eyelash on my jacket, or if there were dandelions around, or whatever context might call for making a wish. But I did. I made a wish, and didn’t tell anyone what I wished for, scared that it might not come true. Now, you have to remember, I was in elementary school – it was pretty normal for me to believe something like that. When we were young, we all made wishes upon stars, or symmetric hours, or heaven-knows-what-else. Some of us still do that, half-jokingly, half-serious.

Some weeks ago, though, I was in a train, heading home, and I overheard a conversation between two girls, that were probably about sixteen and seventeen years old. One of them told the other that the day before, she saw a falling star, and that she made a wish. The instant reply was “be careful not to tell anyone, cause it won’t come true”.

Then I asked myself… why not tell anyone? Why not let people know what you actually want? See, we grew up with the misconception that when we want something, we shouldn’t say it. We should keep it to ourselves, and expect the wishes to come true on their own. You may laugh, but I really blame the superstition I cited earlier. Of course most of us (especially the girls – cause you will probably never see a guy make a wish upon a star) are so used to this idea, that it’s almost a reflex to keep our wishes to ourselves. Plenty of times I have heard guys complaining that girls never say what they want, yet expect what they want to happen. Well, can you blame them? Look what they grew up with.

We have yet to realize that when we want something, we should just say it. Nothing can be accomplished by staying quiet in a corner and wishing someone would guess what you’re expecting. Of course, I’m not saying that we should tell everyone and then magically, our wish comes true.

Basically, the only way to get what you want is do something about it.

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Raluca Ioana Văcaru(XI B)

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