Just the other day, I was told by a little boy that more than anything in the world he wanted to be a star in the night sky so that people may wish on him.
Light from those faraway stars takes so long to reach our eyes here on Earth, that by the time we wish upon a particular star, it may no longer even exist.
Tens of thousands of dollars in coins removed from wishing wells, fountains and ponds in Florida's Walt Disney World are donated each year to support foster children living in the state.