Wishes

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    Wishes

   By R. Andrew

I wish for peace for all people.

I wish for warmth for those who are cold.

       I wish for strength when times are difficult.

                        I wish for hope to find those who have none.

I wish that pain never existed.

I wish hearts were never broken.

I wish that loneliness would go away.

I wish that death would meet its match.

I wish the One above would hurry back!

I wish for my heart always to be pure.

I wish for joy and laughter to fill this place.

I wish that my faith would sustain through any

disastrous storms.

Movie Moment: Tru Confessions

Tru Confessions is a movie that appeared on the Disney Channel in 2002 and starred Clara Bryant as Tru Walker and Shia LaBeouf as Eddie Walker - twins who are entering high school. The only difference between the two is that while Tru appears like a regular teenage girl, her brother, Eddie, is labeled as "different" all because has a mental disability. The movie is actually an adaptation of the novel, Tru Confessions, by the author Janet Tashjian. I remember watching this movie years ago on the Disney Channel, and the thought of it came back to me recently due to an upcoming assignment that I have to do in regards to critiquing a movie around the subject matter similar to Eddie's. Thankfully, I was able to count on YouTube for having it on its website.

This movie is one of the great things that have come from Disney, and it is a shame that there are less examples on its network nowadays. Another disappointment is that you cannot find the movie readily available aside from users on YouTube. We need more movies like this, to show the younger generation the gift of acceptance and kindness and genuine love.