If you could have one wish come true.... (page 3)

badboy

I wish someone would buy me a lotter gift subscription.

BATHORY

it would be a better ear bud.

seriously how far have earbuds really come in the past 4000 years ?

the chongs were using pretty much the same design as the one we use today 1200 years ago.

other than ear candleing, which is still in its infant stages of development, no one has made significant improvements.

Shimmer

I wish that I could have a new wish every day for the rest of my life.

Shimmer

Maybe being oneself is alway an acquired taste.-----PATRICIA HAMPL

Hyghlandyr

Some broad said she wished fathers wouldnt walk out on their kids. Picha! I am glad me dear ole da walked out on me. That way I only had a couple of years with him instead of 20 torturous ones.

Cyg, yup you pretty well described my life. Although I am going to be working damnit. For a while anyhow

AMarie

I think Sirona's answer is brilliant, and describes very well what I want:

"I wish that human beings could be completely empathic. We would KNOW other's feelings on an intimate level and how our actions hurt them or make them happy.
If we were forced to feel other peoples emotions, we would all work for the greater good rather than stepping on people out of selfishness. "

All the worlds problems would be solved if people could do this one little thing.

AMarie

Xander

You really think so? You really think that the palestinians who strap bombs to their bodies and walk into restaurants don't know they are hurting others? Ruining lives?

You really think the Israeli soldiers ransacking peoples houses and killing 'terrorists' don't know that they are destroying families?

It's been said of sergeants - 'their job is to get thinking, grown men to do go do something that will get themselves killed'. I mean, if your OWN life doesn't mean anything to you next to your country's, what will feeling the pain of the enemy you are shooting do?

Xander F
(Unseen Apostate Directorate of North America - Ohio order)
A fanatic is one who, upon losing sight of his goals, redoubles his efforts.
--George Santayana

AMarie

Xander:

I think these people "know" what their doing is ruining other's lives and destroying families. I just think they don't "feel" it.

They lack empathy; Being able to put themselves in another person's shoes and feel their pain and their joy. I think the Palestinians and Israelis who do such horrendous things are so brainwashed with what they believe that they put aside compassion for their fellow man and made their cause for allah priority. (Kind of like the Witnesses in some ways)

It's a far fetched wish, but if everybody could put aside personal differences, as in political, religious, racial, etc. etc., and tried to understand where that particular person is coming from, see them as a fellow human being, life would be much better.

To survive in this world, people are taught to look out for "Number 1" sometimes at the cost of destroying other people's lives. They never stop to think about what their actions are doing to others.

AMarie

Xander

To survive in this world, people are taught to look out for "Number 1" sometimes at the cost of destroying other people's lives. They never stop to think about what their actions are doing to others.

I suspect many do. I'd argue that even if EVERYONE did, it would change nothing. We look out for #1 because that is what evolution taught us to do - it's what every other animal does, too.

What WOULD make a difference....if a person felt intense pleasure (like, orgasmic here) from making another person happy. THAT would make a difference. People would run around, still looking out for #1, just spreading joy like....well, something that spreads really well.

Xander F
(Unseen Apostate Directorate of North America - Ohio order)
A fanatic is one who, upon losing sight of his goals, redoubles his efforts.
--George Santayana

LizardSnot

to be able to pursue my dream...

Beans

I wish I could go back in time and kick the s**t out of C.T.Russell and stop the beginnings of that whacky cult!

Beans

If you could have one wish come true....

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