Fontana di Trevi

How many times have you wished that your dreams could come true, be it realistic or not? The prevalence of myths and legends are circulated since ancient times, as humans are prone to challenge the scripted destiny hoping to live a fairytale-like happily ever after with all dreams fulfilled. Even though superstitious could sometimes be observed as juvenile and unconvincing, but what is life if it is without a little mysterious anticipation and excitement? Therefore the beauty of legends lies between the ambiguity of truth and fiction.

I am very much attracted to this most famous and beautiful Baroque fountain in Rome- the Trevi Fountain, inspired by Roman triumphal arches, standing 25.9 meters high and 19.8 meters wide. This unique statue has an ancient history origins back to the Roman times and it was the terminal point of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct commissioned by Augustus, which was used to provide water for the thermal baths. The water that flows here has two names: Virgin Waters and Trevi. The first refers to an ancient legend about a young Roman girl who showed the source of the spring to some thirsty soldiers; whereas Trevi derives from the old name for the area, which was originally called Trebium. Tradition holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome. A reported current version of this legend is that it is lucky to toss three coins with one's right hand over the left shoulder (or left hand over your right shoulder) with your back to the fountain. I will definitely visit this impressive sculpture one day together with my wishes. :)

Wondering if my desire would be the following when the time comes:

First Wish: I never existed in this world. 

Life could be an adventure and it could be a journey of experience, but still what does one gets when going down to the grave? 

Second Wish: If the first wish is not granted, my next wish is the retraction of sentiment from all living souls. 

Feelings could be great at times, and the world is portrayed to be wonderful with all sorts of emotions. However being tied down with the burden of emotions could be destructive hence living a robot-like life wasn’t a bad choice after all. 

Third Wish: If my second wish is also not granted, my last wish will be that I could have 100 more wishes.

Lol…greedy me, but that would indeed be the best wish I could make. XD