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Daily writing prompt

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

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I’ve pondered the question of three wishes many times, partly because it comes up in movies and television fairly often. In fact, I just saw an old episode of the TV show “Bewitched,” where Darren forgets he has wishes and his third wish puts him back in the shower with his clothes on: ha-ha. But that would be me. I wouldn’t use the wishes right away because I couldn’t decide what to use them on. First, I would be wary whether the wishes came from a good or bad gin. I would waive my wishes if they were given by a bad gin like the one in the Wishmaster movies, because there was always a evil twist to the outcome of those wishes. If I knew I had a good gin granting me wishes, then I would want to be altruistic, but also contend with a streak of greed: world peace, end of pollution and a million dollars? It would be too greedy to ask for more. Generally, I don’t have to many big wants, so I would go the altruistic route, full Monty: the end of war, the end of poverty, the end of hunger. I’m an idealist at heart.