A meaningful story.

Five children were playing a wishing game. Each had a chance to have a go at it. Each had to answer “if you have a wish, what will it be?” The child with the best wish would win. Here was what each said…

Child #1: I’m going to wish for a McDonalds Burger. *Smacking his lips* Make it double everything!

Child #2: I’m going to top that. I wish that I own a McDonalds restaurant. Then, I can have as many burgers as I want.

Child #3: That’s an easy wish to beat. I’m going to wish for one billion dollars. That way, I can easily afford a McDonalds restaurant, all the video games I can have and lastly, I can buy a school so that I don’t have to turn up for classes if I don’t wish to.


Now Child #4 was a smart kid. He wanted all that his friends have wished. He thought carefully before answering.

Child #4: If I have a wish, I’m going to wish for three more wishes. With my first wish, I am going to ask for a McDonalds restaurant. With my second, I’m going to wish for one billion dollars. With my third, I’m going to wish for another three more wishes. That way, I can go on forever! Child #4 felt smug for he thought he was brilliant. The first three friends thought he was a genius too. What can possibly be superior to a wish for an infinity of wishes? They were not quite prepared for the best answer of them all.

The answer from the fifth child. Here was what he said…. “If I have a wish, I am going to wish that I will be so content that I do not need any more wishes.”