1000 Cranes

So I had a conversation with my friend Anna once, about how when she worked in a wilderness camp she took her girls hiking. During the trip, she would make them all have a "fun" goal, so that they could look forward to doing something fun every day. One girl decided that she was going to do a back flip every day. Sounded fun the first couple of days, but after a couple of days of hiking with a heavy backpack and sleeping on the ground, the girl suddenly didn't like the idea of having to do a back flip every day.
But Anna still made her.
The other day, while I was struggling to learn how to make a paper crane, using the traditional style of origami, someone asked me, "Aren't you supposed to make 1000 for good luck?"
I had heard this before, but since I don't believe in luck, I didn't think much of it. I found out, that in actuality, one who folds a thousand cranes will be granted one wish.
I guess I can believe in wishes. They're kinda like prayers, anyway.
After figuring out how to make the crane, I wondered, what it would be like to say that I actually DID make 1000 cranes.
So I came up with this crazy idea of making one paper crane a day, for 1000 days.
If I start today, I won't be done until February 15th, 2012.
And if I forget a day, I have to start over.
I don't quite know what the purpose of this is. I feel like it's going to force me to think a little bit, each day while I'm making the crane. I'm going to have to stop and force myself to concentrate for about five minutes. Who knows what can happen in 1000 days?
Already, I'm panicking. What am I thinking? What is the point of something so seemingly pointless?
Who knows. I guess I'll find out.
Feel free to keep me accountable.
If you want to learn how to make one, you can watch this video:
How To Fold An Origami Paper Crane (Orizuru) - The funniest home videos are here