Twelve Wishes

It was New Year's Eve and after the dinner everyone seemed to go towards the dancefloor or the bar, however there was something buzzing on my mind because the time of the twelve wishes was approaching. Not that I was really believing those things, I thought of it as a fun practice that some people took actually quite seriously and yet I was there struggling with my wishes to make.

I could fill the gap with the usual wishes everyone made: a better job, finding love, having a better body, health, family, stability and the list goes on and on, however there was something within me pushing me to take this year's toast seriously and just for once, just this year, make an effort to actually achieve those wishes.

I went to the corner of the room, on one of the lonely tables and sat there, burried my head on my hands and ignored the noise that seemed further and further away. Suddenly I found a folded black paper which I thought could be a note of reserved table, but on the far location I quickly ditched the idea and bend over to pick up the paper.

When I turned it around there were a couple sentences written in golden letters on it. I pressed my back on the chair and started reading silently:

"An HONEST soul will find PEACE within the today and the tomorrow/

A PRACTICAL man will be FREE OF STRESS in simple decisions/

A PEACEMAKER will be able to generate PROGRESS with the human effort/

A SENSITIVE eye shall preserve the escence of the HUMAN soul/

A PASSIONATE hand shall bring the glasses of DELIGHT to the time being/

A DETAIL mind shall bring ORDER into schedules/

An AFFABLE look shall open the doors of COMMUNICATION/

A BOLD temper shall conquer the DREAMS once thought impossible/

An INDEPENDENT spirit shall find the routes of FREEDOM/

A PERSISTENT mind will break through hardness and REALIZE their goals/

An IMAGINATIVE heart shall always find the way around to meet JOY/

An INTUITIVE love shall guide you to the road of HAPPINESS"

I put the paper down and started thinking. Maybe this year I shall ask for something I need to become a better person and then probably my wishes and goals will come closer to me, mabye this time life is giving me a chance to start up bright and shinning.

I looked up and realized the countdown had already started so I grabbed my glass and gathered with my family and friends, as soon as the clock hit zero dozens of fireworks were launched into the skies and as I looked up I could feel hope for a prosperous new year flowing through my veins and the joy of the promise of happiness gave me a smile as I started taking my twelve wishes with each grape enjoying the certainty that the choice I had made were the right ones.

This year I will work to become a better me from within so that it will show on the outside, the greatest joy was to actually feel the change and realizing everything was going to be alright, the wish were taken, all we had to do now was smile and take steps into becoming that being of light we wanted to be this new year.

I hope this New Year you can all shine with your own beautiful light and bring joy and love to your surroundings. Blessed days and Prosperous moments are coming your way, be ready to spot them.

HAPPY NEW YEAR