Not without some detectable trace of regret, M. told me with a sigh - "Be careful what you wish for." She did not know she had to learn it the hard way.
Shouldn't this friendly warning have come from someone who is old and, at the same time, wise? i always thought it took years to accumulate experiences, so as to tell if something strongly wished for is worth it.
The problem is, how could human beings possibly foresee the future, only in which the true worth could finally be revealed? In reality, we all naturally crave someone, something, somewhere, or someday - not knowing what could really be tagging along with that desire. While we are strongly in love with an object, it is just absurd to imagine that it could turn out to be disastrous.
Creepily enough, it seems that the saying is about to manifest itself...on me. What i wished for was a leisurely life, free of certain parental obligations. At the age of 31, i am not entirely sorry for this particular wish - only because the moment of truth has not yet arrived.
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