The genie grants you a wish. What is it?
If I was allowed to make a wish that wasn’t personal I’d say “Genie please STOP all genocides NOW!” Please !!!!
However, if it had to be an individual personal wish, I’d say “Genie please transport me to the Arctic Circle- surrounded in snow capped forests, and the Aurora Borealis emblazoned across the sky. Create a magical sanctuary where I can lay under the glass-domed igloo – my inner child and adult self wrapped up in awe’s warmth. Away from TV screens and news coverage.
It’s not lost on me – the almost manic swing from my first wish to the next. As if there is a global pandemic of social and emotional incongruence. Millions of ordinary people with emotional whiplash, as we try and navigate a world of extremes. A world where the range of human experiences is frightening and unfair. So I long to see the end of human suffering, and I long to see the Aurora- surrounded only by the sounds of nature itself. How can I justify writing both within the same sentence? Or post? I can’t , but it’s just more evidence of just how twisted this world has become.
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