Hope
People were drawn to the possibility that something good could happen.
Before Social Media, There Was the Wish Dragon
Long before social media became what it is today, the internet felt like a frontier. Websites were simpler, pages loaded slowly, and people were still discovering what online connection could become.
During that early era, Bruce Goldwell created something called The Wish Dragon. It was a simple page built around one powerful idea:
People still wanted to believe.
The Concept
The Wish Dragon was not a dragon of destruction. It was a symbol of hope. Visitors were invited to choose different levels of wishes, including simple wishes, love wishes, money wishes, and life-change wishes.
Each type of wish included a request to share the Wish Dragon with others. The idea was simple: if you want something good for yourself, can you also help pass hope to someone else?
The Wish Dragon Principle
A wish becomes more meaningful when it is not only about self. Sharing hope, encouraging others, and helping someone else believe may strengthen your own sense of possibility.
What Happened Next
Something unexpected happened. People responded. Then more people responded. Then even more.
In only a few months, the page received more than 300,000 views. At that time, those numbers were enormous, especially for a simple personal concept built during the early internet age.
There was no major advertising campaign behind it. No corporate machine. No social media influencer network. Just a simple idea that touched something deeply human.
Why It Worked
Imagination
The dragon gave visitors a symbol that made wishing feel magical, memorable, and fun.
Participation
Visitors did not only read the page. They chose a wish and became part of the experience.
Sharing
The request to share the Wish Dragon helped hope travel from person to person.
The Unexpected Shutdown
The traffic became so heavy and unusual for the time that the server hosting the page shut it down. They believed something suspicious or improper must be happening.
But there was no scam, no hidden trick, and no dark strategy. There were simply large numbers of people showing up because they were drawn to hope.
Sometimes success looks suspicious to those who do not understand human desire.
What People Were Really Seeking
Visitors were not truly looking for a dragon. They were looking for permission to wish again.
They were looking for relief from routine, a moment of wonder, and a reason to believe that life could still respond. Many adults carry secret wishes while pretending they do not. The Wish Dragon gave those wishes a doorway.
From Wish Dragon to Make A Wish
Years later, the lesson from the Wish Dragon still remains: people are hungry for hope.
That lesson helped inspire Make A Wish, a book about wishes, belief, prayer, emotional alignment, timing, action, and the power of helping others believe again.
The Message Lives On
Wishes are not childish when joined with wisdom. Many books, businesses, healings, relationships, and restored lives began as a simple wish spoken honestly.
Make Your Wish Part of the Story
Readers of Make A Wish are invited to share how the book helped them, what they wish for others, and what personal wish they are moving toward.
Selected reader comments, wish updates, and success stories may be considered for Make A Wish Book II.