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“You need specs“ the optometrist told me kindly. “I knew it I said, but people didn’t listen to me!” I was validated at last. All the blurred images and muddled words now made perfect sense.

I tried on different pairs and finally chose a cat-eyes shaped one. I thought it was trendy and cool. But other sixth graders thought it was hilarious. They called me different names, four eyes being one of them. But I liked my specs. I seldom broke a pair during my school life and was happy wearing them while I was awake.

By the time I was in college and close to turning 18, I heard about contact lenses. Now I wanted those desperately. I lost interest in my specs and began to pester my father to get me contact lenses. Finally when I started med-school, I got my wish.

Nowadays, I wear just my glasses for reading only. I got cataract surgery a few years back and now my vision is almost 20/20. It felt so strange not to wear specs first thing in the morning. Sometimes out of long ingrained habit, I still reach for my non-existent specs on waking up!

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Circumstances trigger fear and depression

Broken dreams or abandoned hopes all contribute

Giving in seems easy and the natural thing to do

But resisting the pull of dark waters need resolution

Just stand under the cool arch of the majestic sky

And just look up to see how vast is this universe

We are so insignificant here but we all have a role

Like tiny cogs in a huge machine, we all do our job

Let not this wormhole swallow you alive

Listen to the appealing song of life and hold tight

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Wish

If wishes were winged horses…….

We would fly to the sky and look at the stars

I wouldn’t ever grow old, just remain a girl all my life

The temper of life would be mellow, like softly flowing music

My body would draw nourishment from all my favorite food

Yet never gain excess weight or get out of shape

If wishes were winged horses, we could fly

Circle the earth and then check out the planets and the sun

Capture the energy of the universe and conquer our inertia

Too bad this is just a fantasy and I can only sit here and wish

It’s easy to wish, let’s all wish for a beautiful harmonious world for us all!

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