three wishes is a lovely prompt for some writing today ...
my first wish, today, on veteran's day, is that we had no need of more veterans ... that we could figure out how to end wars all together so that we didn't need soldiers ... maybe they could all go into other areas of civil serivice ... police, fire fighters, teachers .... and the money that we use to make war could go into other parts of life too ... as long as we do have wars, i'm grateful for those that are brave enough to fight in them ... but it would be nice to erase the need all together .... is that too big a wish? maybe, huh? i decided that this was my first wish when i read this article on veterans ....
my second wish today, since apparently i'm wishing for big, big, big .... is that scotty could beam me up ... that my kids could be at school and go to the transporter room and just get beamed home .... that mr.e.beck.artist didn't have a commute, that he could just beam home and appear in my kitchen.... that would certainly help the whole fossil fuel problem and nuclear energy issues and such .... are dilithium crystals an easily renewable energy source? .... and if the whole molecular mix up of beaming someone to another spot is just to big a wish, i'll go for some harry pottery flew powder and we can all zip through the fireplaces from spot to spot ... or even a port key .... grab that geometry book, honey, it'll take you straight away to school ....
and finally, i wish that all moms could feel certain in their happiness and their children's happiness ... and that they didn't have to worry about feeding them ... let alone feeding them well ... i fixate on fruit and if my children are eating enough of a healthy diet ... and how lucky is that ... i have no worries about actually getting food in them like so many do .... i was thinking about mother theresa and her untouchables in india today as i threw away halloween candy (please, don't tell my children ... i didn't throw it all away ... just the bits i thought i could throw away without them being missed) ... some of the brutally poor in india (or countless other places, like even atlanta) don't worry about the quality of their meals but the fact of where their meal will come from at all .... they don't have the luxury of wondering if their kid will eat apples instead of junk for the afternoon snack .... afternoon snack. such an under appreciated luxury .....
this last wish came from pottery class today .... it was the last class of the quarter and it was an especially happy time ..... and we all brought snacks to share ... i took chicken salad with grapes and some wheat thins to spread it on ... there were all manner of fancy and delicious snacks ... our culture thinks very little about how easy food is to come by .... the photo above is of a plate i've made ... i imagine i'll gift it to someone who will use it for cheese and crackers .... it is a cream breaking red glaze on chocolate clay ... even my pottery materials have food words ... cream and chocolate ....
so ... i wish no wars, sci fi or fantasy transportation, and no hunger just happiness to all ....
ok ... when do my wishes come true?
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