The Power of a Wish
By Morgan
@OneOfMany (12150)
United States
October 27, 2015 9:59am CST
I have been reminded lately that the power of a wish is a scary thing. People wished things, and because they wanted them, they got a result in line with their desire but horribly distorted. They wanted rain, and got floods.
In the past people wanted to overcome poverty, and all those people were killed in natural disasters. They were no longer poor, because they were no longer alive. These twisted wishes are the reason people would warn 'be careful what you wish for'.
So beware. Wishes do contain power. It's just that the way they are granted leaves something to be desired.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Oct 15
I have no proof that wishes come true...
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
27 Oct 15
You need to ask the right person. Not everyone can grant a wish.
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
27 Oct 15
@AbbyGreenhill Someone asked for rain in Texas because they were tired of the drought. I told them if it rained, it would flood. They said it didn't matter. They are flooding, and got whacked by the most powerful storm recorded in the western Hemisphere (it had weakened by that point). Only a week later from when I said okay.
News says that the drought should be over across many states. I'd say "Wish granted."
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Oct 15
people wish for a lot of things, don't always know what they actually want or need. like wishing for great wishes, when all they really need is a job that pays a bit better and that they love, good luck in things not breaking during that time, good health to keep from paying doctor bills, and smarter budgeting.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Oct 15
@OneOfMany I've always felt that things like wishes should be used in small amounts, to help a person, not to give a handout. same thing with magic.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
27 Oct 15
@Jessicalynnt When you can do it yourself you should, wishes are for when you are out of options.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
27 Oct 15
Yes, a lot of wishes come in the form of things that the person themselves can change. Eating right, exercising, and working harder. It's not a wish that someone else needs to grant.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Oct 15
i don't quite understand what you wrote about poverty and natural disasters.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
27 Oct 15
A person once wished that the poorest people in their country were taken care of, and the Indian Ocean Tsunami killed most of them. Their wish came true, but probably not in the way that they wanted.
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
29 Oct 15
@OneOfMany You are the wish granter? I have a lot of wish! Please grant for to me :)
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
29 Oct 15
I know, since I'm the wish granter I see the problems of wishes all the time. 
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@TheHorse (238305)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 15
Statistically, these kind f things have to happen now and then. But I can't way I've wished for something had it occur in some perverse fashion.Most often my wishes come true only if it's something I work hard for. Or by random chance over time (the Giants winning the World Series, for example).
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
28 Oct 15
If it's a wish about people I can't grant that. It has to be weather related. But I'm out of energy at this time. Can't do any of that with no energy.
