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The Wishing Tree (1): A Destiny City Star Festival Tradition to be held every year; In Town Square, there is a beautiful tree with spreading branches. It is tall, but the lowest branches are easily reached. The city has decorated the tree with small, starlike ornaments and glistening lights. Thick leaves and beautiful purple flowers dangle from the branches, along with a myriad of different colored papers with handwritten wishes. Next to the tree is a stack of blank paper with twine attached, and a handwritten sign that explains:
Write your wish on a sheet of paper and tie it to the tree. Take one wish off the tree and do your best to grant it. When you have granted the wish, bury the paper in the park.
The papers are biodegradable and filled with seeds. There are no rules for wishing, but you are encouraged to wish for something vague enough that it can be interpreted in many ways so that it can be granted; you do not write your name on it, but it is encouraged to write something that doesn't wish for self gain, but rather something that can make the world a better place. Some wishes dangling from the tree already include things like 'I wish there wasn't so much litter in the park,' 'I wish someone would clean the graffiti off the old historic buildings', and 'I wish there were more volunteers at the shelter.'
If you choose to use the Wishing Tree, what do you wish for? If your wish is private, you may write it on the paper and choose a spot in the park and bury it yourself instead of hanging it on the tree.
Write your wish on a sheet of paper and tie it to the tree. Take one wish off the tree and do your best to grant it. When you have granted the wish, bury the paper in the park.
The papers are biodegradable and filled with seeds. There are no rules for wishing, but you are encouraged to wish for something vague enough that it can be interpreted in many ways so that it can be granted; you do not write your name on it, but it is encouraged to write something that doesn't wish for self gain, but rather something that can make the world a better place. Some wishes dangling from the tree already include things like 'I wish there wasn't so much litter in the park,' 'I wish someone would clean the graffiti off the old historic buildings', and 'I wish there were more volunteers at the shelter.'
If you choose to use the Wishing Tree, what do you wish for? If your wish is private, you may write it on the paper and choose a spot in the park and bury it yourself instead of hanging it on the tree.
It had been a couple years since he had graduated, but Jadyn was more than happy to lend a hand to current students. After graduation, he had put his name and number down as someone they could call for things like this. It sounded like fun, getting to meet new students and help them with projects or assignments. Journalism had been his major until he'd switched to photography halfway through. His camera was around his neck as he stood a little bit away from the tree to get a couple far away pictures of it.
He approached the tree then, snapping photos that may or may not get used. One of his favorite things was going through all the photos he had taken during a shoot and finding one that spoke up more than the rest. It could be because of a single seemingly insignificant detail, but it's that detail that makes the photo pop. It was what he had always loved about photography.
Up close, he could make out the various colored papers dangling from the branches and the sight made him smile. He was proud to live in a city that did things like this and encouraged planting new flowers as well as helping the city and other people. He looked at the stack of papers and snapped a photo, resolving to make a wish of his own and maybe granting one before he left the park today.
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