Quick Tip.

The next time you blow your birthday cake candle or see a shooting star in the sky or blow a fallen eyelash off the back of your palm, wish for something worthwhile like 'bring about world peace and communal harmony' or 'find a cure for AIDS' or 'stop global warming' or 'let Bush not be re-elected'. At least then, you will know for sure that the wish failed due to reasons beyond your control and not because you did something wrong. Better yet, don't make wishes. Your wishes won't fail if you didn't make any in the first place. Consequently, no hopes crushed.