The perfect wish

After reading "The Monkey's Paw", I realized that the only people who get wishes in stories are either stupid or desperate, making them stupid. In the Monkey's Paw, an old man doesn't heed the warning of his old friend, a sergeant major in the army.  He wishes for money, although the sergeant major specifically tells him not to wish for anything and to burn the monkey's paw.  Another example of a stupid person who gets 3 wishes is Aladdin.  "But everything turned out good in Aladdin!" you might counter.  Did it? Did it really?  What about the period of time when Jafar is ruling the kingdom?  What about the avalanche that Jafar caused when he sent the massive corridor into the mountains, because Aladdin was in it?  And finally, When Jafar (Who is also quite stupid, i might add. Lets not forget how he wished himself into a genie and not a free genie.) ordered Genie to move his castle.  Rubble falls down onto the crowd, killing at least 10000 people.  Maybe, if someone smart actually got 3 wishes, the world might actually be a better place.  Lets delve a little deeper into this subject.

Well, one man who actually did get his "wish" granted in real life is King Solomon.  He wished for wisdom.  What a wise choice.  Look what happens when someone smart actually gets something to wish for.  He is now known as the "wisest man who ever lived".

What if, after realizing the wishes were cursed (in "The Monkey's Paw"), the old father wished, "I wish I had an excellent lawyer, one that can make anything loophole proof, is on my side, is helpful, and that nothing bad would happen because of this wish, and that I will live long enough to make my third wish."  Or would the last part count as another wish?  After the lawyer came, what if old father wished (maybe in different words, because of his awesome lawyer), "I wish everything was the way it was before I recieved this monkey's paw, and that i would never meet ever again?"

In conclusion, always make sure your wishes are loophole proof. If you are going outside to look for shooting stars, Plan 30 minutes in advance what you are going to wish. Make sure to write it down, and read it off carefully and precisely when you do see a shooting star.  Another precautionary measure to utilize is to plan your 11:11 wishes a few days in advance.

Take these precautionary measures, and you could become a main character of a story, about how wishes can turn out good.

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