When I finally understood the English lyrics and realized the depth of this song for the first time, I cried. Not loud, but quiet tears were running down my face. I was in my late 20s then and already lived in America.
Tag: <span>Wishes</span>
I hope you will never hear bombs, child
and hide in bunkers for hours, sometimes even days
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My friend is on her way to Europe. She and her husband will spend the spring in Crete, Greece, and they are both very excited about it. They will spend a few days in Rome, Italy, a couple of days in Vienna, Austria, and will make a few other stops in other countries.
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This question is often found in fairy tales or stories, and the answer is usually associated with something in return. Just like most of us, I have often thought about the three wishes. As a young child, I hoped for a mountain of ice cream and, of course, world peace, because that’s the answer you are supposed to give. (Worldpeace, not the ice cream.)
“I still have to do laundry and prepare for dinner. I have to play ball with our dog Vader, quickly water the hanging plants outside, and feed the dogs,” and while I’m piling up the daily I-have-do-mountain in my head, old familiar feelings rise again.
I wish a machine would give me access to other people’s feelings. I am not interested in their secrets, even though I can imagine it would be very entertaining -and shocking- to find all the skeletons hidden in the closets, but the truth is, human beings puzzle me. I would love to see what others feel and think, and why they act the way they do.
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January is half over, and now I am ready for the new year mentally as well. Two pieces of furniture that I had quoted to finish in 2023 were still sitting in my workroom New Year’s morning, reminding me that I had fallen behind in my schedule when I was fighting a cold for weeks.
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Everybody has already moved onto 2024 and I am still mentally stuck in 2023. I am running behind like always. I still haven’t let go of the old year, too much has happened and while not all might be worth sharing, I will do it anyway. 🙂
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Happy New Year! How many of these messages did you have on your phone this morning? A whole year full of joy, actually that’s a wonderful wish. Especially when it’s cheered full of emotion at midnight. Then, when we are overwhelmed and maybe a little drunk, when we might burn our hands on the sparklers and are frightened by the bang of firecrackers.
I have gotten some questions about my bucket list and I thought explaining it might also be a good idea to get my own mind in order. Some of the wishes on my list took me by surprise as well.