If you had one wish, would you give it up for humanity?

if i really, really had one wish, that would really come true, i'd wish for a butt load of money. fudge it.

i've always done the wishing on the first star of the night, too. i remember wishing for a baby brother or sister when i was about 6 years old.....and then along came colin. for the longest time i thought it was all because of me.

Lexie wished for a sister, and along came Brian, so she kept on wishing. Now we have Sarah and Lexie says it's all because of her wish.

No.
Right now, if I could have one thing, I'd go for a new pair of glassess with which I could actually see properly. My eyesight has been worse and worse. All those nights of reading with only one small light have taken its toll.

I'd wish for the end of ironic twists to wishes.

there is one and only once chance for me. definitely i would wish for my future life. after all, i am a human. i have to be selfish, otherwise we could not survive here

Yes, I already have money and don't want to be famous.

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i certainly would. whats money, you could die tommorrow and the world would still be fudgeed.

I've become wary of projecting my own will upon others. Even if that will is good intentioned like world peace, it would still be forcing other people to do something that I wanted without their consent. Also, if you think about it, what does world peace really mean? Most conflict breaks down to a battle over resources. That's just life, nature itself. It's naive to think we can somehow wish that process into being harmonious. Conflict and struggle are what life is all about, it's the crucible that enables our evolution... without it, we'd be stagnant and dead.

On a meta-level, I think wishes are not meant to be taken literally. Wishes and prayers are tools that allow us to understand ourselves. If you're wishing for world peace, ask yourself why, dig deeper, know yourself. If you're wishing for more money, there's nothing wrong with that. But why... Knowing why, knowing yourself will help guide your life.

Not gonna happen my friend

Mt:10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Then why is conflict and struggle so unpleasant that we would rather not have to deal with it?

thats cute!

No. I'm too selfish.

Probably not

no pain, no gain... the survivors do deal with it and their traits are carried on... to give up is to cease to exist.

Actual before I read your explanation I was going to reply that I would make things better for all humanity. For in doing so I would benefit also. A wish for money has no imagination, and who wants fame? But life would be more pleasant with out sickness and war. No poverty, what else could you want

what in the WORLD is the spiritual evolution of humanity? destroying itself is what first came to mind when I read that.... The only spiritual direction humanity or an individual moves to without God is destruction. There will never be Peace on Earth. Instead of "wishing" on a star, I think I would spend my energy praying.
That is what my decision is..... to pray....instead of wishing. To have Peace on Earth, one would have to undo millions of years of human wrongs and go back to the very first one - when Eve fell - if you could REVERSE that - then there might be Peace on Earth....otherwise - no.
a wish is often a figure of speech for me though I try not to let it be......so I made a prayer a long time ago that anytime I spoke of wishes that God would know the true nature of my heart as I spoke it and take it as a prayer if the wish was like that.... ......since I made that prayer, you'd be suprized how many times I've said casually that I wished something would happen and it did.....

no b/c if there was peace on earth then it wouldn't be so interesting. If I had one wish it would be just to make it on Broadway. That's my life goal. I know it sounds stupid & immature but I just can not explain my passion to any one. It's all I think about and all I want to do.

probabbly not.

Hell is paved with people with good intetions. More than likely, the gods will trick me and something very Hegalian will happen.

*poof*

no more wars, no more violent crime, or violence of any kind.






and *poof* no more bar-fights, boxing, NFL, college ball, high school football, wresting, dodgeball, hockey, half contact basket-ball or any other violent sports of any kind, hunting, street fighting, violent video games or movies, high fiveing, violent resistance to non-violent crimes including arrests or chases, pushing, shoving, or rough sex of any kind.

ah, sweet peace

well, how bout this. if we both get offered a magic wish on the same day, you wish for peace and i'll wish for the butt load of money..i'll give you some dough and we'll all live happily ever after. ok?

How are high fives violent? or all pushing/shoving for that matter. There's ways to push and shove that aren't violent.

i still cant believe you want money over world peace.

i alsways hated the phrase world peace, but it seems to be words people understand. what i mean, is world healing.
nothing wrong with that, right?
and sure,' physician heal thyself ' , a good practical path and statement, but my time is short, and the world will go on, i would rather heal the world.

my thoughts exactly.

well, its all semantics, wish...pray, spiritual evolution. why would spiritual evolution be without god? unless you are looking at evolution as ape to man like in darwins theory. i use the word literally, meaning growth.

yeah ive been to some pretty shovy moshpits that are all in fun. you get thrown to the ground, and there are five different arms stuck out to help you back up so you can get thrown down again.
long live rock n roll

Forget it if we lose all that stuff, just the wars. A lot of that other stuff is fine with me.

Perhaps "world piece" is a better way to write it. The world, everyone wants a piece of it. I know I want me piece. No, there's nothing wrong with wanting world peace or healing... it's noble to want the world to be better. Though, I assume most people want this. Even people who want the big pile of money, may take that money and use it in a way that helps others. Even just buying stuff with it could be seen to help others by fueling the economy and providing jobs. Things are so interconnected, and there are billions of perspectives. I think what we do in our day to day lives is the most important. Being loving and supportive of your family is the best way to heal the world.

ok - I can buy that....

I'd wish for 10 more wishes.

Only 10?

its easier for me to imagine money in my back account than it is to imagine world peace. that's all. and anyway, you know that in reality, if it came down to it...i would choose balance, harmony and peace...its just that right now, i want some cash.

high-fives are violent for the same reasons they were in the Demolition Man. I dont know why, they just are.

yeah, as soon as he uses up nine of them, he'd still have one more and he can just use it to wish for 10 more.

Ahh... good point.... I'm greedy, I'd just ask for infinite wishes. That way I wouldn't accidentally use up my 10th one wishing for a beer....

I'm thinking of when you gently nudge someone aside, you know each other and you know they won't mind, and it forces them to take a step over. It's kind of like a push, but no one cares.

lol

Yes, without a doubt.

As you can imagine, I don't care about humanity. Give me money, lots of it.

I'd probably ask for something for the greater good that also helped someone I loved. It'd probably wind up being some kind of monkey's paw thing, though, where it'd backfire.

When you've used up 9, you use the tenth wish to wish for 10 more wishes. It's easier to keep track of than asking for a lot all at once.

i would never wish for fame, yuck. as for money, of course i could use some, but i don't think that would be very fulfilling. honestly, 'what would you wish for' questions get to me cuz that whole thing is out of sequence. what i mean is, (for me at least), my 'wishes' are realized after the fact....like 'that (person, job, etc) is all i could've wished for'. whatever, i'm to tired to try to answer this right now.

Now you've done it.. you told me your wish.

Yes. In the context of humanity, I am insignificant. What humanity would want however, is another matter.

i'd do it because what good is money and power if you'd have to look over your shoulder all the time. i'd rather be poor like i am now because no one has a hatred toward you i have nothing anyone wants and i'm not on any services so im pretty much a shadow nobody sees. which is great

that's a classic

A few million euro.

Then I can also help people with that money.

I think humanity can move towards bettering itself and the world around it without a wish.

i have a feeling that wishes of this nature reflect oneself. your my age, maybe you can understand what i mean. i've been here a long time. ill be dead someday, no doubt about that, and what pisses me off more than my innability to get what i want out of life is the whole collective mess. the whole system of humanity is based on wrongness. i'm still selfish. what i want to do, i will do, but the point is, i am insignificant, and so are you. this world is old, and will go on for much longer than anybody thinks. if i could sacrifice my happiness for the future happiness of this world, why wouldnt i do it? im just a speck. it doesnt matter anymore that i cant find my place in the world, it matters that the world should find a place in itself. i would honestly die to bring about the means of a better earth, not like there is a scenario where that would take place, but...
see my point? we're all selfish, but is anybody so selfish they would forsake the world and all lives to come for some years of luxury? and then to die? whats the point of that, its completely contemptuous.

and i dont want a piece of the world. i do get jealous once in a while looking at other people, seeing their possesions, and supposed ease, compared to my constant struggle just to have a home and eat, but....that is just insignificant. maybe i just dont belong here. more likely i think i always belonged here, and i have seen my home 'invaded' and 'wrecked' and i am feeling territorially defensive. this mother earth is more important than the people on it. if the 'people' are so selfish trhey would destroy it, than i dont even want to be counted as a member of humanity.

ok. but i am serious, and am asking if it came right down to it. would you die, or give up anything and everything to make the world better?
(please note i am not organising any revolution, i have no concept of how this would be possible, it is only hypothetical. thank you very much. please do not try this at home.)

you lie

the question is, who would you heal? yourself or the world?

thats okay i see a shooting star every night (really), so its okay to tell.

oh yeah?
what is a wish when it comes down to it?

just look at the results of this survey. if we could assume (like most polls do) that this represents everybody, than most people on this earth only care about bettering themselves over bettering the whole world (which happens to also include themselves). so, while you are right that humanity can better the world, this small poll suggests that the majority doesnt want to.

Not really. If someone gave me the choice of whether I could save a country of starving people or take $25 million in cash I wouldn't have to think about that at all. Give me the money.
On the other hand, if I see a homeless person or someone needing help I give them money. There's one guy who 'lives' in the grocery store parking lot. He actually acts embarassed when you try to help him. I buy him food sometimes. I don't, however support the ones holding "will work for food" signs. Around here it's known that they make up to $100 a day doing that. It's their 'job'. They have been seen after a day of taking hand-outs walking down the street, get into their nice car and drive away.

what do you mean die? like just me die and leave ethan and mike alone and have to put ethan in daycare because i wouldn't be here to take care of him? no. fudge that. if it meant all of us dying together to start a new better world. maybe.

you're not allowed to be mad at me. otherwise i'm gonna break our printer so we can't print out your labels.

I didn't see the point on throwing away a wish on something I believe is improving anyway. I have problems with the idea anyway - maybe the genie would decide it would be best for humanity to evolve into beings incapable of love. I'd rather humanity controlled its own destiny. If I had a wish, I'd use it for something more specific than this. Maybe "I wish we had an effective vaccine for HIV" or that kind of thing. Voting no doesn't mean you're selfish.

no, i wouldnt trust a genie either, i was thinking about god.

Same thing?

i love you?!

heal the world and in turn heal myself.

I make the same exact wish everytime I wish.. so if I tell you what it is, you're saying that it will only cancel out one wish? Or will it cancel out a wish for everyone who reads my wish? Or will it cancel my wish out completely because now everyone knows my one wish?

When I lived in NC... the sky was very big.. full of stars.. Here in the city, the sky is small and smoggy.

i dont believe in that cant tell your wish thing.
the sky is big here and full of stars.

roger that, and ditto, over.

depends on your religion i guess.

I wish I could forget about thatcanttellyourwishthing.

The sky is the only thing I miss about that place.

(smooch!)

*lick*

Yes, I'd be wishing for the forgiveness of all people's sins.

My biggest wish would still fall under the same heading as a wish I could make for humanity. I'd wish for all kids to have a promising future and a peaceful world to live in. That would include my kids.

Probably, I can't think of any one thing that would make me happy. Although with world peace the news would become a little boring.

No way.

A dead tie. Interesting.