Stars, Wishes, And Blessings.

Stars, Wishes, And Blessings. | Ecency

I can remember vividly what that night was like; I mean the night I made that wish. It was the usual"NEPA had taken light" kind of night. Darkness was everywhere, and even the few houses that turned on their generators refused to put on their bulbs; we could only hear the sounds of the distant generators. I was outside that night. I lay on the bench with my back flat on it, and my gaze was fixed on the sky. Maybe it was different, or maybe I hadn't been paying attention before; I really can't say, but that night the star shone differently, looking way brighter than I've ever seen.

And I was still very young, a very young guy who took to heart and believed most of the stories and tales being told. One of those stories was how the stars had ears too and could listen and hear us talk. I don't know if it was a true story or not, but I believed it.

Earlier that evening, I went out together with my mom to see one of her friends; though older than her, they relate really well. The woman has just relocated very close to our own house, so my mom went to see her. They talked for hours, and both of them kept on sighing at intervals. I couldn't understand most of the things they discussed, but I was very sure of one thing: the woman was going through a lot, and things were somehow hard for her, which was one of the reasons she relocated from the big place she was living in before.

I knew my mom was struggling to make ends meet as well, but even with that, while we were about to go, she dropped the nylon she came with for the woman. Not only that, but I don't know what was in it. She also loosened the side of her wrapper and handed the woman some cash. I don't know how much it was, either...

"I'm sorry this is small, but please help me manage it." My mom said.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." That was all the woman kept repeating until tears formed round her face.

I couldn't ask any questions, but I kept thinking about it as we went. Because, in all honesty, we were really not doing well too, I've been sent home about twice that week for my school fees, and my mom had followed me to school the last time I was sent home; that was two days ago. She begged my principal and asked him to give her till month's end. So, I understand the way things were with us too, yet my mom still gave. And she didn't just give; she gave it silently. No one knew, and even though I was there, still I can't say what it was or how much she gave to her.

I was still there, lost in thought, thinking about how sweet and selfless she was when my younger sibling came by to sit on the small stool near the bench I was lying on...

"What are you looking at o?" He asked.

"Huhm, I'm just staring at the stars o." I responded.

Then he looked up as he rested the back of his head on my tummy in a way that would allow him to look at the sky conveniently too.

"Remember the story Dad told us the other day?" He asked

"About stars granting wishes?" I asked.

"Yes. Do they really grant wishes." He asked.

"Well, I think they do." I replied, even though I was unsure.

"Huhm, I've eaten to my satisfaction today already; I will wish for that thing Uncle bought for us that day tomorrow."

I just laughed; he was talking about the pizza our uncle bought the last time he came visiting. And even though I was young too, I find his kind of wish too childish.

Not long after, Mum called him, and he went back in while I remained outside alone again. I think it was the wish he planned on wishing the next day that prompted something in me.

So, I looked at the stars, stared at them without blinking, and made a wish.

"I wish that one day I will be in a position to help others. That I want to be a blessing to others."

That was my wish. I didn't know how it was going to happen or what I would need to do on my end, but I made the wish. Because I knew the feeling of struggling, I knew and had seen the pains people are going through, and I knew the happiness and relief a person can feel when you ease a burden on them and make something easier for them.

I stared a little longer at the sky after making the wish. Maybe I was expecting something dramatic; I really can't say. But nothing happened, and then I felt a little relieved inside of me.

Now, it's been years already since I made that wish, and life isn't perfect yet; I'm still battling with a lot of things, and my finances aren't anything to write home about. I'm still working and trying to build myself, grow, and become independent.

But there's something that has been happening, and I've been taking note of it. Not a different I'm helping others in a big kind of way, but there's been this little opening that I've been filling. Talk of lending a listening ear to someone who really needs to let something out, I also do well to encourage someone when they are about to give up, help solve little problems, and get a few books, lunch boxes, and such for some schoolchildren when they are about to resume a new session. It's little, but something is definitely happening.

I've got a lot of messages from these little things...some appreciate me for the encouragement I gave, some prayed for me, some thank me for coming through for them as their kids aren't disturbing them for new lunchboxes and such.... All those add up together to feel like answers to that wish I made some years ago.

Even though I'm not yet what I imagined that night, I believe I'm already becoming that person. But I love that I'm not waiting for everything to be set or perfect or to be financially stable before helping in the little way I can.

And sometimes, a wish won't just magically come to manifestation; most times, it just shows in the little things that you do until you realize that you are already becoming that answer to the wish.

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