What’s The World Got In Store? (Apologies to Wilco)

These are my sincere hopes.

That you never experience pain as I have.

That you grow as beautiful inside as you are outside.

That you are smarter than me.

That you never know real fear.

That you remain strong, in every sense of the word.

That you never lose hope, even when hope can’t be found.

That you make perfectly horrible mistakes.

That those perfectly horrible mistakes forge your character.

That your dreams come true.

That you never fear to speak your mind.

That you stand for what you believe in.

That discovery never ends.

That you never lose your curiosity or wonder.

That the universe is good to you.

That you never want for what you need.

That you’re never afraid to sing and dance.

That you’ll see the beauty in what can’t be seen with the human eye.

That science is a field of discovery and not destruction.

That you grow up to appreciate human movement.

That you find love.

That you give love.

That the stars represent possibility and significance.

That it’s never your fault.

That you grow wiser, but never old.