NdukuOutLoud

Daily writing prompt

You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for?

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I don’t know.

Wait-just three?

That feels… little. Not enough. Like I could use a few more wishes. But even with plenty, I’m afraid I don’t know what I’d wish for.

Knowing myself, I’d probably waste the first two on trivial matters. Then panic on wish number three and try to fit everything in there. And then I’d fret. Fret over what my wishes mean for everyone else. Wouldn’t want to make wishes that save me and destroy everyone around me.

So maybe-wisdom? Not just on how to use the wishes, but for life in general. No. Scrap that. Wisdom is something you gain. Through experience, knowledge , good judgement. Having it granted might take away the joy of learning. Of growing. Same with good judgement. Maybe we need to make a few bad calls to know how to spit the good ones.

Okay, then maybe patience. Patience as the capacity yo accept or tolerate delay, problems or suffering without being annoyed or anxious. That sounds useful. No? With patience, maybe I could experience life enough to get the wisdom I need.

But then… would I just take everything. Tolerate everything? Living in this world as it is? No. I don’t think I need to tolerate everything. There needs to be some allowance for anger. Enough anger to want to make changes. If I just tolerate, I’ll probably never do anything about anything. So patience is out too.

Power? To wield authority. Oh wait- that’s a lot of responsibility. Because then I’d need to influence in the right direction. Not to destroy. But to build. To create. And as I am right now, I don’t know that I can do that and do it well.

Love? I have that. Love of myself. From others. For others. Yes, I could use a little more. But not so much to trouble a genie over.

I cannot decide.

Then maybe-time.

I’d ask for more time. More time to think. The indecisiveness is clearly a problem. Time to grow. To learn. To love. To experience more and learn more.