Their Christmas Wish List

Christmas is around the corner. I bet children who are celebrating Christmas are busy making their wish lists. Some must be elaborated lists like a snowy vacation (like some kids in the home of yours truly), while some, are simple lists that may or may not come true.

I got this list yesterday from someone who is actively involved in the welfare of the members of a children's home in Sabah, and it moved me so much. These children wish for things that most people take for granted. Things that most children won't care about much, such as alarm clocks and pants, but to them, are luxury. Here's the list from the 68 children at the home.

Somebody decided to 'pass around the hat' to raise money to meet the cost of buying the items in the list. Amazingly, within a day, a lot of people responded with pledges of donating some of the items in the wish list. This morning, as I checked Roslyn's (that somebody who kindly volunteered to take charge of the collection) updates, I was grateful to see that the wish list had been met. Somehow, I know that the faces of some children will light up on Christmas this year. I'm glad that these children have anonymous families out there who care for them. May there be joy in their hearts...

wishful thinking

yes it would be perfect if:
1. I could spend my waking hours working consistently on my work...without mental blocks, without fatique, without fear or without having to force myself to do it.
2. there's no dirty kitchen and bathrooms to go home to
3. there's no screaming kids trying to kill each other or simply wanting to drive you crazy the moment you step in the door at the end of a long day
4. the house self-cleans so I don't have to worry about cleaning up on top of everything else
5. I can stop worrying about all my worries...

but this of course, is just a wishful thinking. At least I can wish...and to make myself feel better, I should be thankful that I get to work on something I like at all, that I have a kitchen and a bathroom at all because it means that I have a home, that I have kids to love and be loved in return, that I have a home when some have no roofs over their heads, that I have worries because that means I am living and very much alive. Yes I should be thankful.