Something we have surely heard before is 'be careful what you wish for'. This warning suggests that there is a possibility that you might actually get what you wish for and all the unexpected or unplanned consequences. And there are reasons for the warning. Recently, I ran into another take on the same thing which says 'Be careful what you wish for, as you're doomed to not want it once you have it'.
Actually, this brings about a sort of Twilight Zone possibility when you think of it. Let's suppose that you wish for a lot of money. If you got it, how would it come? You might get it winning the lottery, or you might get it by inheriting it. Say you suddenly received a lot of money, but it came when a dear loved one suddenly died before their time.
I know someone that when she was younger, was misbehaving. She had a relative who punished her. At one time during this punishment, she wished that this relative was dead. Not too long after that, this person died. Now, we don't know that the child's wish had anything to do with the death, but we don't know that it didn't either. She has had to live with this guilt all her life.
Now, I know that this sounds sort of silly, but not when you think about it. We deal with energies all the time, and a thought is energy. Enough energy created for a purpose, and sent by someone gifted enough, can make this type of difference.
The other angle on this has to do with responsibility. In the above examples, we're talking about taking responsibility for what you do. Now, let's talk about responsibility for something that you should do.
Many years ago, I had wished to have some type of ability, a gift. Well, now I have that gift, and with it the responsibility to use it and use it properly. This also comes with the responsibility to use it if I can.
Superman has certain powers and abilities beyond those of mortal men (sorry). With the ability to help people, he has the responsibility to help them simply because only he can. As a healer, I have a responsibility to help someone if I can, simply because I can. Not to do so is to ignore my gift. At the same time, there is a limit to what I can do, and I have to recognize that. But there is also the situation where someone is in need, and if things feel right, I can't ignore them just because I don't feel like it right now.
I know someone that is a very strong empath. They can sense others emotions. This is a great help in dealing with others, whether through her job or just in dealing with people. But the drawback is that she senses everyone's emotions whether she wants to or not. So, it's a blessing and a curse. Now, this is a gift someone might wish for, but would not understand the problems involved with it until they had to work with it for a while.
In all too many cases, there will probably come a time when someone with a gift will wish that they didn’t have it. I’ve been there. I spent years wishing I had a gift, and some times when I wish I didn’t. These times come because of the unexpected problems involved with having this gift, and the ensuing responsibility it brings. At the same time, if I no longer had this gift, I would miss it a lot.
So, I guess the bottom line is that the saying is true, to some extent. One is doomed to not want something that they really wished for, but it does not have to consume one.
And after all this, I know that without my gifts, even my massage skills would suffer. So, even though it may be a pain from time to time, I’m not about to, uhh, wish it away.