A wish for you
In cleaning the countertops I picked up the two elephants that sit on the windowsill. They are wish boxes and inside were several wishes that gave me pause.
MOM – ENJOY & TRANQUIL
BEAN – HEALTH & JOY
US – HEALTHY HAPPY BABY
K – PEACE OF HEART
The first two were for Mom and Arlene and now they have passed into that great tranquil beyond. The baby we were wishing for is Tin, we just had no idea at the time. And for K, she’s the first birth mother who changed her mind about us adopting her unborn baby at the 11th hour, I hope (know) she has found peace with her decision.
A long time ago my sister had given me a wish box on a necklace. During my time of crisis in 2005, I put many wishes in there and later, friends and colleagues added some of their own wishes for me in Shanghai, and then afterwards, some colleagues added some in New Mexico while we were all there for a conference. When I took the wishes out a few years later, most all of them had come true. A colleague had made a wish for my mom to be healthy as he knew that was top of mind. He ended up dying two years later and I still think about the generosity in which he wished health for my mom.
Another colleague had wished for a baby for me, and hey, again there’s Tin.
Another friend/colleague, Chinese sister, had wished me love, and hey, there’s T.
Another colleague and friend had wished for untold riches and hey, there’s my life full of friends, animals, lover, baby, love and joy.
I wrote out new wishes and put them in.