Now I am going to close my eyes, let my imagination run wild and dream on. If I could ask Somebody(Somebody up there who loves me) what I would like to have as gifts, I would ask not for the earth or moon, not for the stars and heavens but these seemingly impossible, unattainable gifts.
1. A million dolls and teddy bears
OK. Go ahead and laugh. But that?s the truth. I am just crazy about dolls and teddy bears. Dolls with pink cheeks, baby dolls, Barbie dolls, bridal dolls, thin dolls, fat dolls, crying dolls, laughing dolls, dolls which can sing, dolls which can dance, the list goes on. And of course, teddy bears, brown, white and even black. With shining, round eyes. Soft and cuddly. Teddies with?I love you? inscribed on them. Teddies with lost, forlorn expressions on their round faces. Teddies with fat, pudgy legs. Even though I have two real dolls at home, I?m always hungry for more dolls.
2. A trip around the world
Oh, if only I could set off for a trip round the world, missing nothing, soaking information like a sponge, getting enriched by the sights and sounds of strange cultures. If only I could look at stormy seas, green valleys, majestic mountains, blue skies, fields with dancing tulips, rhythmic windmills, . If only I could scorch in the African heat, freeze in the Alaskan frost, eat Swiss chocolates, stand and listen to my echoes in Russian mountain ranges, swim in the Red Sea.
If only I could run somewhere in the Spanish countryside, with blue skies overhead, with cool breeze in my hair, with clouds chasing my steps. If I could float on an Italian gondola singing loudly, if I could camp out in the vast sands of the Sahara desert, if I could walk on the streets of Paris and drink coffee in a roadside café, if I could get lost in the depths of mysterious, dense Congo jungles?.
3. Silks and satins, laces and chiffons
I may buy as many clothes as I possibly can but it?s always?I have nothing to wear!?(Sounds familiar, girls?). How I wish I could buy thousands of clothes, drape myself in the most feminine hues, swathe myself in the softest and the silkiest of fabrics in millions of colours?. Scarlet reds, baby pinks, powder blues, metallic greys, fiery oranges, sensual peaches, stark and mysterious blacks, sunny yellows, royal blues? Lost in the hues.
4. Lost moments found again
The days and nights pass in a whirl of activity, spinning out of my control, rushing like the wind, too fast for me to catch. Moments slip away from me before I can lift them with my hand, look at them and kiss them goodbye. I look back at lost moments with despair and wonder if life could just slow down? and let me embrace it.(Ae Zindagi gale laga le?.)
5. A meeting with my Mouthshut friends
How I wish I could meet all my MS friends one day! The ones who have encouraged me at every step, loved me, cherished me, laughed with me and also the ones who have criticized me and commented harshly. The ones who have given me the time of their day, their love and laughter. And the ones who have been suspicious of me and lashed out at me. If only I could meet all of them one day, I would look at them in their eyes and say?Hello! And thank you for enriching my life.?