Week 38 - By the end of 2021...The Karachi Wish List

 Edited BY


G P Kennedy


Tassy - Karachi, Pakistan


  I want a life that is FEARLESS. I want a life where every day is not a horror story about death and grief and loss.

 I want to be able to attend our family reunion and big and special celebration planned for my dad's 80th this summer.

 I want to be able to travel with ease and comfort. I want to once again experience the joy of being able to book a ticket to any place in the world without having to think about quarantine and whether I`m allowed to fly there.


I want to be able to conduct yoga classes once again in my studio, in person, and have anyone over.

 I want to be able to hug anyone I want to

 I want to attend a raucous party with a room crammed with people

 I want to stop hearing about the loss of a loved one because of COVID-related complications



I want to be able to watch the news without any mention of COVID numbers, deaths, and talk of the virus.

 I want to be able to redevelop my love and enthusiasm for dressing up, so I can go out and meet people.

 I want to be able to attend a live concert of a few hundred people

 I want to be able to watch a TV show or movie and not cringe any time I see a large crowd of people crammed in a small place.



I want to be able to have a cold, cough, or a low-grade fever and not jump to the conclusion that I am sick with Covid.

 I want to be able to delete the Zoom app from my phone and computer!

I want my son’s university to be able to have a full-scale American graduation and I want to be able to attend his graduation in Chicago this summer

I want to be able to experience the thrill of going to a small indoor bar or a tightly packed indoor restaurant.




I want to be able to live a life without the fear of losing loved ones, and the joy of seeing loved ones as and when I desire.

I want to feel FREE

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