Be Careful What You Wish For

If you had a geanie lamp, what would you wish for?
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So many people would wish to be the most attractive person in the world, to be the wealthiest person in the world, to be the best at something, to have the person they love love them back, a chance to change time for one reason or another, ect. ect. Not Me. I have no problem with the fact that I am not beautiful. I do not want to roll around in a pile of money, spending it selfishly on myself. I don't care if I'm the best or the worst at anything, though I'm competetive, I don't mind losing; it enhances humility. I'm okay with the fact that the person I love will never love me in return; I just want them to be happy. I would never want to change time... things would be so different; the things that happened in my life for the better might never have happened and I would never chance that. 3 wishes. A mere 3 wishes you get granted. I'll say here that even a single wish with the garuntee to be granted is a wonderful thing, so I don't think Aladin should complain. What would I wish for? This may sound hypocritical, but I'd wish for an endless suply of money. Before you point a finger and think I'm selfish, let me explain myself. With that money, I would buy my best friend her dream car because of everything she's done for me. I'd also pay for her college tuition and all the gas she could burn. I'd take care of all my friends so they could be happy and have the opprotunities to do the things they want to do. The rest, I would give to charities. I honestly care for the starving children in Africa, the starving children everywhere. I care for those that can't provide for themselves and I would help them. Not a cent would go to me, I'd garantee it; I would continue working for the things that I want and not ask them to be handed to me because I have money. My second wish would go for world peace. Yeah, I know I probably sound like a pageant queen or some other sh*t, but I truely want that. I have so many good ideas to make the world a better place. I dream of a world without war and hunger, greed and hatred. I cant even go into my ideas about that... thats for another post in itself. For my third and final wish, I would wish for one of two things. If I could free the geanie with my third wish so he could be free and live, then I would. But if that wasnt so, I would wish for happiness for others. I'd wish that everyone else could be truely, genuinely happy. I want them never to have be so unhappy with their lives that they'd want to end it. I want for my friends who think that way, to look on the bright side and know that it gets better even if its not very good now. I want them, everyone, to be able to see that they are good, that they are wanted, that they never have to end their own lives because someone out here cares about them, and that alone is purpose enough to keep going. I want them never to shut out good thoughts, to be optimists, or remotely optimistic. I want them to be happy.
And that, my good friends, is what I'd wish for. Yeah, I'm sure many wouldn't wish for the same things with the same reasons. But I'd never take my three wished lightly, not like the rest of the world, or those who think solely of themselves. And maybe at the end of the day when all wishes are granted, you, with your money, good looks, and talent better than that of everyone else, and me. You may be happy with what you have, sure. But I, I will know that I made a difference, that I helped someone, that people have and will benefit from 3 little wishes. I will go to bed at night knowing that I did the right thing. That is what I'd wish for. What would you wish for?
~The Em~