You just might get what you wish for!

Most times, we all make wishes and hope they do come through in life but have we also thought about the negativity of the wishes we make. Have we ever heard of the adage ‘be careful what you wish for, because you might just get it’? We all make wishes. It is very common to […]

Most times, we all make wishes and hope they do come through in life but have we also thought about the negativity of the wishes we make. Have we ever heard of the adage ‘be careful what you wish for, because you might just get it’?

We all make wishes. It is very common to hear someone say, “I wish for this and that and so and so forth! “When we do this, the wish is usually very general in nature, like, “I wish I would lose the weight that I need to lose”, “I wish I had lots of money”, “I wish I could find a beautiful woman/handsome man”, “I wish I owned a home”, “I wish I was richer and had all the money in this world”, “I wish I was in a better position or even married to a better man or woman, I wish I could turn back the hands of time,” etc.

Mother Theresa once said, “be careful what you pray and wish for, think about it because it may happen and because you were not specific and you did not think it through enough before you made the wish, you may not be happy with what you get finally.” As you think so shall it be, you have the power to manifest whatever you focus on. Our thoughts will become our reality. The power of our thoughts, the universe does not distinguish between what will be good or bad for us, it simply fulfills what you are praying or wishing for.

This is a crucial point we have to understand because we may get what we wish for only to find out after it was granted that it was not what we wanted or that was not what we meant or people that will end up being affected with what we wished for, the outcome of the wish we did not consider!

While the fulfillment of wishes lies on one end of the spectrum, the responsibility involved lies on the other end. Many people can relate to wishful thinking which in most cases, one might think it is for our own good. Take for example, Nadya Suleman. Remember her? She made name as the first woman to be delivered of eight kids by caesarian section. She achieved his feat after she was told that her chances of having a child again were slim so she decided to do a vitro fertilization treatment and had several eggs implanted in her, thinking that just one will make it to the end but ended up having eight babies. As a child, she wished to have many kids and her wish was granted with the last pregnancy in which she had eight kids in addition to the already six kids she had totaling fourteen kids in all.

In an interview she granted online, she expressed deep regret over her historic multiple birth, saying she had ruined her life and those of her kids. “I never anticipated having more than one more baby. I was praying and wishing for just one more and if I had not had it, I still would have been happy with the six I had,” she said.

Nayda’s story only teaches us that we should be careful what we wish for and it applies to areas where people desire something to the point of obsession without knowing fully what is involved and tells us to be realistic in whatever we wish for and considering all the sides that include responsibilities.

Once you understand the power of your thoughts, not only will you be careful what you wish for, you will also be careful what you think about, focus on and wish for. Be careful what you wish for only means you think thoroughly about what you are wishing for.

Is it really going to make the situation better or worse.

A wish can be granted which will hinder so many other things. For example, you might be wishing for a new car and eventually, when you get that new car, it will end up making you not to be able to meet up some responsibilities like bills, food, medication and clothes all because you want that car. Just look around you and you will find out that this situation has happened one way or the other in your life.

Well, if you really believe that something will come true for you, then it will indeed. Most often however, people are convinced that something will not happen. They believe their wishes cannot or will not come true because they feel they are unworthy or not clever enough or because they are too poor or simply just because they are always unlucky but then, it is better to be careful what we wish for as you just might get it and regret ever wishing for it.

In truth most people do not know what they want and just end up making wishes. It is better to wish for what allows you to do your own thing and allows others to respond in an appropriate way as they feel is appropriate. By so doing, you leave room for their individuality in your plans and you don’t leave yourself open for blame. In my opinion, this is the only way to go.

As soon as you start thinking of a wish, make sure you have thoroughly thought through the pros and cons. Go forth and wish for what you want and you will, but before you do that, be very sure that you have an understanding of what your wish being granted means!  Think through these words and have it engraved on your mind because it does work for me when I decide to make unworthy wishes “more tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones” -Mother Theresa.