Have you ever wished for something, whether it was when you were blowing out your birthday candles, wishing on a shooting star, or just simply sitting down hoping for something? Some people wish for better things, some wish for world peace, and some just wish for lunch to come sooner. Everyone finds themselves at one point saying “I wish…”. Have we ever truly thought about if our wishes came true? What would be different? How would we change? How would the world change?

Every night before I fall asleep, I wish for the same three things: a perfect complexion, perfect teeth, and the perfect body. Weren’t we raised knowing that things are not  perfect? I know I can’t be perfect, so why do I wish to be? Why would I want to be anyways? I can never accept my flaws. But what if wishes were real? I would be completely different. The whole world would be changed. Everything and everyone would be perfect.

We sit and make wishes thinking they will change something, but really, all they do is give us false hope that someday, everything will be perfect. There is comfort in thinking the things we want the most could just appear if we wish for it. Why can’t we just be happy with who we are and what we have? Why can’t we accept God’s plan and be okay with how things work out?

Do you ever think about who came up with wishing upon a star? They had to have been desperate. To sit and think to yourself, “I wish…”. It’s so unrealistic that we actually think our wishes will come true. Never once has my birthday wish, 11:11 wish, shooting star wish, or before bed wish come true. Yet, I still do it every birthday, every time the clock hits 11:11, every shooting star, and every night before bed. Why? Is wishing part of the improbable human nature, or do we just feel better if we hope towards it? Next time you wish on something, really think why you’re wishing for it, what would change, and if it will actually come true.

Gabby Waltermyer

Opinion Writer