Is A Wish Worth Asking?
- Writers Pouch
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min read
Aparna spent most of her time before textbooks, but she could have scored better in her examinations. Maybe because she never learnt but only tried to memorise, and this technique always bailed on her at the last minute.
After her first-semester result dropped, Aparna came home and just slipped her college bag and fell on her bed.
Observing her, Aparna’s mother made some tea before coming to her and sitting beside her. Passing her the cup of tea, she asked, “If something is destined to reach you, it will! Even if it is beneath the ocean. On the other hand, if it is not destined to reach you, it won’t. Even if it is between your lips!”
As she sipped, Aparna’s mother asked, “Now tell me. Do you think you were destined to earn a good score?”
