February 22, 2012
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gettinghealthyWhen I was in the 7th grade we read a book called "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" which for some reason really resonated with me. As a project for the class while reading the book we were assigned to make paper cranes to send to Japan for the an annual memorial that is held at a statue placed in remembrance of the girl the book was written about. Of everyone in the class, I folded the most paper cranes, and, now that I think about it, I think I made more than the rest of the class combined, I remember the teacher being really amazed at how many I had been able to make in a short period of time.
The theory is that if you fold 1000 paper cranes, you will be granted a wish. I have often wanted to try folding 1000 cranes, but never actually managed to start and really wasn't sure where to put them. I had been considering starting the project again recently since now wishing for my health back is an almost daily occurrence, but I didn't think Kevin would be very excited about the idea of 1000 white paper cranes made out of printer paper hanging from the ceiling. But without knowing of my desire to make these paper cranes, while my mom was visiting she bought a small package of very pretty Origami paper that she had left behind. I thought she had gotten it for her scrap-booking, but she said it was for me.
So today I folded four paper cranes, one in each of the patterns of paper. Once I started the forth one I fingers started to really hurt so this may take a while if I can only do four a day, but then again, I only have 28 pieces of paper and I don't want all of the rest to be white either, although I am sure some will be, so this will be a long project indeed. But if at the end of 1000 paper cranes I find that I am healthy again, it will have all been worth it. I know it is not likely folding paper cranes will actually cure me, but we have tried everything traditional medicine says should work and it hasn't, maybe a leap of faith is what I need.
Four down, 996 left to go.
The theory is that if you fold 1000 paper cranes, you will be granted a wish. I have often wanted to try folding 1000 cranes, but never actually managed to start and really wasn't sure where to put them. I had been considering starting the project again recently since now wishing for my health back is an almost daily occurrence, but I didn't think Kevin would be very excited about the idea of 1000 white paper cranes made out of printer paper hanging from the ceiling. But without knowing of my desire to make these paper cranes, while my mom was visiting she bought a small package of very pretty Origami paper that she had left behind. I thought she had gotten it for her scrap-booking, but she said it was for me.
So today I folded four paper cranes, one in each of the patterns of paper. Once I started the forth one I fingers started to really hurt so this may take a while if I can only do four a day, but then again, I only have 28 pieces of paper and I don't want all of the rest to be white either, although I am sure some will be, so this will be a long project indeed. But if at the end of 1000 paper cranes I find that I am healthy again, it will have all been worth it. I know it is not likely folding paper cranes will actually cure me, but we have tried everything traditional medicine says should work and it hasn't, maybe a leap of faith is what I need.
Four down, 996 left to go.
