Wishes Of the Heart

I was at an orphanage and we were playing games with kids outside. After a while, I needed a break and I just started walking around. In a small patch of yard, I saw a little girl looking down at something in her hands. At first, I thought it must have been a phone but as I watched, I saw it looked more like a ball.

Walking over near her, I finally recognized the toy she was playing with as a 'Magic 8 Ball.' She'd mumble something, shake the toy and look at the answer.

I asked, "Are you having fun?"

She nodded, smiled and told me, "I'm just making wishes from my heart."

I nearly broke down in tears at the genuineness and the frailty in her voice.

After talking with her awhile, I found out she'd been at the orphanage for about a year. I told her about how, when I was about her age, my siblings and I would pick up dandelions, make wishes and blow them into the air.

Six months after I painted this, she was adopted and, while I can't be told by whom, the director does keep tabs on her and she's doing well.

So... wishes from the heart sometimes do come true!

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