Fortune Cookies

Chinese is one of my favourite foods. I was buying a Chinese take out last year for myself and a friend of mine. And we decided to get fortune cookies too. Now, I'm aware that they are a tradition brought in by Americans, but those things are dang tasty. And I've always liked seeing what the fortunes have to say.

On this occasion my fortune read "Your dearest wish will come true."

I thought, "Oh that's nice. I don't really believe it, but that's nice."

I decided to keep it. It's been safe in my purse ever since in a place where I can always see it. I kept it because I thought it would be a nice reminder to keep working towards my goals and wishes. To make them come true myself.

I didn't really know what my dearest wish was. I hadn't really thought.

Thinking now, I suppose I should have known. There was one thing I always wished for. You know, when you blow out your birthday candles, or when you see a shooting star, or even the first star you see at night kind of traditions. Those kind of silly, childish, pipe dream kind of wish makings.

Every single time I wished for the same thing.

It came true. It was never something that hard work would achieve. A whole lot of luck, definitely, but hard work no.

I wouldn't say that I'm a believer in wishes. I am however a believer that you'll be granted rewards for having the strength to get through tough times. For standing up and fighting instead of backing down. Every time I've been ready to give in there has been something that has pushed me to continue. And there has always been rewards awaiting me at the end of it. Even something as small as getting the chance to see a wild fox playing in it's natural habit one evening.

Magical little moments captured like that have always been enough. However I got my big wish this time.

Now I need to find a new wish.