Wizard Pictures

Imagine what it would be like if there was a place you could go to get a picture of your future. Not a full summary or a “there to now” reel, but just one small glimpse, compressed for you in the form of a living photograph. What would you want it to show?
In my mind, the picture is fairly simple. All I want is to be able to be able to do things I enjoy, and be with people I love. So for me, a perfect piece of my future would look about like this:
A kitchen, mostly tidy except for a mess of bowls and dough on one counter. Blue walls and a warm red rug. Little hands pressed against the oven door, an eager face peering in. The skittering of puppy feet and following laughter. Hot, soapy water running over a used pan. Glasses and cold milk ready on the table. A stack of library books against the wall. Bright artwork taped onto the fridge. A smile.
I know things don’t always turn out the way we hope, but I have an awful lot of hope for the future, so who knows? One thing I am certain of, though, is that the whole world is shown in wizard pictures, in small moving parts that all jumble together. So even if tomorrow doesn’t turn out as great as I planned, I’ll be able to find the little things that can help make it great, and in the end, that’s what really matters.