The book of love is long and boring, And written very long ago, It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes, And things we're all too young to know

In a few hours (two to be precise) both my dad and me add another candle to our birthday cake. Yes, among many other real and virtual things we also share our birthday. Anyway that was a (interesting) diversion right at the beginning. Back to the real story (?).

As a kid (till last year) I would do a whole priority thing in my head right before blowing the candles and wish for just one most important thing. There was no way I would want god to think I was greedy (lest he get angry) and neither did I want to distract him by giving him too many options. And even though some of them still did not some true, I will still continue to do the priority thing as a blow off the candles. I thought let me just put the whole exhaustive list right here. This is not in any particular order.

So what does this 28 year old wish the 29 year old ?

The sense of freedom to push the limits and do some completely wild things
The curiosity to explore a new interest
The will power to stand the test of time and change that one thing

Restfulness in spirit to enjoy some moments of self sought solitude
The innocence/ experience to trust family and friendships blindly
A personal witness to everything in life- the good things, the bad things, the special, the mundane

While some of this may seem a little vague and big picturish, when you read between the lines they are all really specific wishes, specific parts which make up the whole. And I will do an update on what unfolds, same time next year.