To The Universe
Attention: Deepak Chopra
2013 Costa
Del Mar Rd.
Carlsbad,
California 92009
Dear Deepak-
Yesterday after a meeting, my boss and
I huddled to iron out summer work schedules. (It’s a necessity at a generous
company that gives every employee 12-22 days of paid vacation per year in
addition to 12 paid holidays.) The
conversation wrapped up like this:
Boss: Well, I think we’ve got everything covered. But wait a second . . . what about you? When are you going on vacation?
Me:
I’ll be here.
Boss: How can
that be? Don’t you take at least one or
two family trips every summer?
Me: Not
this year. I’ll be at work.
Boss: Well,
what is your family doing?
Me: Uh .
. . I’m not sure . . . I hear they’ll be spending a week in Park City, Utah.
Boss: Oh, it
would be so great to see your brothers! You
should totally go!
Me: It
would be so great to see my brothers. Unfortunately,
I haven’t been invited. Actually, Mom has made it pretty clear that I am not
invited.
Boss: I’m so
sorry. Families are like that
sometimes. I’m really sorry. But what about your boyfriend? What is he doing for vacation?
Me: He’s
taking his daughter to the Jersey
Shore for 10 days.
Boss: Oh, that’ll be a blast! You should go up and meet them there, at
least for a few days. I hear it is
really beautiful
Me: I
hear it is beautiful too. But I haven’t
been invited.
Boss: Oh . . . That’s really tough.
I don’t know what to say.
I don’t know what to say either, actually. Aside from the two trips I have not been
invited to be a part of, I've (unsuccessfully) attempted to crash a friend’s
daughter’s wedding in Greece,
my sister’s spring break trip to Spain,
and a friend’s family vacation to Branson,
Missouri. In fairness, I don’t even really want to go
to Branson, Missouri; I just want to go somewhere.
So, why don’t I combine my 195 vacation
hours and 75,000 frequent flier miles and take myself on a trip? Because. I want someone to want to go somewhere with
me.
I saw you speak a few weeks ago, Deepak, and you assured me
that by meditating on the thing that I wanted, I would be able to communicate
that desire to the universe . . . and that the universe would manifest those
desires in my life. You seemed awfully
polished, suave, commercial . . . but I’m going to suspend my cynicism here for
just a moment and see if this works . . .
Attention Universe: This summer, I
want to go somewhere with someone who
wants to go somewhere with me.
How is that, Deepak?
Will it work? I hope so. Since you and the Universe commune for
several hours every day, maybe you could put in a good word for me? I could certainly use the help.
Sincerely,
SEE
