There are No Stupid Questions

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

Until this prompt came along.

The concept of a genie in a bottle comes from the collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales known as One Thousand and One Nights (or Arabian Nights). While the broader mythology of genies (djinns) is older and found in pre-Islamic Arabian and Islamic traditions, the specific story of a genie being trapped in a container like a bottle or lamp, and often granting wishes, is popularized through these stories.  

Can you imagine walking along, and finding a genie bottle first thing you do with you look around and see who’s pranking you.

Next thing you would do is say I answered the question about getting $1 million the other day.

And once that is said and done, and we establish it, you have three wishes, I would make grandiose wishes to make the world a better place

  • I would ask for the end of factory farming and the consumption of animals
  • I would ask for an immediate tax with no loopholes for billionaires to fund social programs
  • And a new pair of running shoes.

3 responses to “There are No Stupid Questions”

  1. teacher.eric1982 Avatar

    I like your second one!

  2. vermavkv Avatar

    What a brilliant and beautifully balanced response — thoughtful, humorous, and deeply humane. I love how you took a classic fantasy prompt and turned it into something meaningful and grounded in compassion and justice. Your first two wishes reveal a heart that genuinely cares about the world — for animals, for fairness, for the well-being of all — while the third brings it all home with a touch of humor and humility.

  3. K Mark Schofer Avatar

    Well, thank you my friend. I don’t like this question and wasn’t going to answer it so I kind of made fun of it.

    This question has the lottery ticket mentality .

I would love to hear you opinion as well

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