Make a Wish

When I was a kid, apart from not making a wish while blowing my birthday candles, I wished for very different things in life.

School achievements were my priority. And maybe even my sole goal back then. Graduating school with good grades, going to a top university and then getting a well-paid job were my only long-term goals.

My older cousin, Nada, has been telling me my whole life that her goal was just to be happy no matter what she's doing in her life. She thinks happiness is a choice and that it has nothing to do with what you've been through. Since I believed back then that I needed success to be happy, I was never convinced of her philosophy.

The "happiness is a choice" part is debatable, I'll discuss it in another article. Back to the main point.

But now I do. All I wish for in life is happiness.

Happiness is a broad wish, which is really beautiful in my opinion. When I wish (or ask God) for happiness, each time it means something very different that fits my current life phase. Happiness at some point could be doing well in a college presentation despite my fear of public speaking (and yes I've recently concluded that). Other times it might be achieving a new workout milestone like running an extra kilometre or finally being able to do push-ups (one day I will, I'm sure!).

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