I know, I know… this seems like a played out question. But take a minute and think about what you might truly wish for if you had the opportunity to literally make anything come true! I like to do these things just as a thought exercise, and to break the monotony of my workday (or night, as is the case for my current posting). Do you want that F1 Mclaren, a million dollars and a supermodel spouse, or maybe something deeper? A lot of people take this question and think of three simple, declarative statements, but I like putting thought and context into it. Here are mine:
- Expert musical ability. To be able to pick up any instrument and play it like I’ve been playing for years.
So I’m actually musically inclined, and can play a few different instruments decently. But if I were able to pick up a guitar and play Cold Shot by Stevie Ray Vaughn flawlessly, then sit down at a piano and play Moonlight Sonata with all of the feeling and movement that Beethoven himself meant for the piece, now THAT would be completely gratifying to me.
- The ability to absorb information by osmosis (yes I know that seems weird, just bear with me)
What if I could pick up a book, and just by simply touching it not only be able to recite the information from it, but also take that information and apply it? I see myself learning lots of languages, business strategies, and math (which for some reason I was never really great at).
- The ability to innately recognize intention.
Some people are an easy read, others not so much. I’m not talking about mind-reading, I feel like that would be my exhaustive nightmare, but just being able to know when people were being sincere, conniving, genuine, or deceitful, which would give me a much better idea of how to deal with those interactions.
So there are mine, let’s hear yours! Cheers y’all.