Close your eyes, make a wish, seal your wish in a lantern and let it float on the river. Your wish will come true- thus ran the legend.
Maya was fascinated as she saw the crowds that thronged the river bank.
She made her first wish- as a child she wanted to grow up.The next wish was to have a boyfriend ,then get into a good college, a good job, marry the guy she loved, have kids, get a promotion.
Today she kept her eyes open as she made her wish, she wanted to be a child again, live a carefree life, marvel at little things. Would that be granted?
Linking up with Rochelle Wisoff who hosts a weekly flash fiction for writers. Thanks Carla for the amazing photo.
Published by Akshata Ram
Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.
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‘Be careful what you wish for’ – that can be so true. Nicely done.
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Thx so much Liz
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Adulting is absolutely no fun, that’s why I have ‘regressed’ back to being a child.
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How lovely!
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I fear this may be the first wish that is not granted her.
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That’s the sad reality
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The difficult can be granted. The impossible takes a little longer
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True much longer than one can wait
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It is a gift to have a mind that is like a child full of curiosity, a mind that wants to explore the unknown.
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It’s indeed the best gift of life
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The wish can change her life.. I am afraid, not for better . Well written
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True Priya! Thx for stopping by
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An old saying around here from the Pennsylvania Deutsch: Too soon old, too late schmart.
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That’s a thoughtful one
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If wishes were fishes….
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Haha!
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Ive heard before that you get what you prayfor, but not always in the way you expect to get it. If she were to lose her mental faculties to some degree, much of her wish would come true…
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That would be scary
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Thats my daughter’s name! Its funny, she got everything she’d wished for in her life but I don’t think she believed that it was due to the wishing, so she kept her eyes open this time to see if it really doesn’t work. Classy stuff.
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Wow that’s an amazing way to do it. It’s nice to be practical
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Be careful what you wish for, I guess. But to be a child again is good.
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It’s the best thing to be a child
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Very thought-provoking. Great write.
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Thx!!
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Dear Akshata,
It seems we always wish for what we don’t have. Evocative tale. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Very true Rochelle! Thx for stopping by
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I keep my inner child quite well hidden – most of the time. Lovely story.
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That’s a lovely thing to do
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We all want to grow up soon! Alas, no one told us then childhood is precious and nothings like that time.
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oh ya we realise it too late
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Haha , We lives in Desert and I so want to go to goa to finish this activity 🙂 #myfriendalexa #fotwreads
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Lol you should make that trip. anyway you are Family on wheels!
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