Have you made a wish today? Have you ever made a wish as you gently sent an eyelash flying, tossing some salt over your shoulder, or while pulling the petals of a flower one by one in hopes the last petal would grant your wish for love? Are the words "i wish" a regular part of yourself or public dialogue?Would you say you have a wisher's disposition and make wishes almost everyday?

When we were children, we heard the words "when you wish upon a star" every time we look outside the windows as we faithfully hold on to the same words " star light, star bright ...". Then, we became serious as we grow older and was told "stop being such a child!" We remember being taught to grow up fast so we could keep up pace to the fast world. And so, we stopped wishing as we deliberately believe the reality of being in the "now" and "here" because that's what we learned as we walk through life's challenges.

Despite the current popularity of these mind -over-matter approaches, our predisposition for wishing has remained strong. It was passed on to us through the centuries for a reason; it works.

The world seems pretty screwed up sometimes. So much seems to be happening, things change so fast, and so much is asked of us that it may seem a struggle just to make it through the day. Sometimes, we would wish that things would rather slow down. But the result could be devastatingly painful like slow paybacks, withheld promotions, a mortgage that has been taking too long to get paid, a book too long to finish, a never-ending list of waiting. i suggest that in order to have a fullfilling wish, you have to wish as simply as you can. Complicated wishes gives complicated results.

whenever i feel bad, i would take out my notepad and list down all the things i feel bad about and list down all the things i wished i had to make me feel good. during those times, when we lived at a condomininum where no rays of sunlight nor fresh air would come in, where you wouldn't know if it's raining or when there's tornado outside unless you go down the building and walk outside. we had no windows, just an air-conditioning unit to keep the some air around us. i felt so suffocated and devastatedfor being in such place where the world goes by and you never even notice.
so, i filled my notebook with all my grievances and sadness. and i wrote a wish for a home where i could outside the windows and see the sun or the rain, where my daughter could play in the garden along with other kids, and where all my cats could roam freely. after sometime, when i had forgotten my lists due to lots of chaos and fights and confusion among my household, we managed to get lucky. we have just bought our new house somewhere in cavite. after a year or so, as i was flipping over old books and stuff, i found my forgotten notepad.torn and worn out.as i read what was written all over again, my heart fipped out with happiness. my fervent prayers and outmost wishes all came true.


I would like to encourage you, the readers, to hold on to your wishes--not simply poetically, but scientifically as well. Contemporary physics provides the conceptual bridge to a new vision of wishing. The proven lesson of the history of science is that the science fiction wishers of today can become the scientific facts of tomorrow.