In many religions - and among many non-religious people - there is the concept of either asking higher powers or using one's mind for fulfilment of wishes. I think that there is one thing to ask for that is superior to all others. That thing is wisdom.
Asking for a fulfilment of a wish, in the best case scenario, results in the fulfilment of that one wish. Whereas with wisdom, it is possible to make better decisions that result in fulfilling any number of other wishes that one may have. A wise person is far more likely to make better choices in life. And that will result in that person also gaining in whatever other ways the person wants to gain.
A frequently used saying is, "Give someone a fish, they will eat for a day. Teach them how to fish, they will eat for a lifetime." With wisdom we see exactly that. A person will be able to keep making better choices and to keep gaining whatever else he could be interested in. Which means that, instead of fulfilling just one or two wishes, they will be able to fulfil any number of wishes as a result of the better choices that they stand to make.
One famous example of this choice being made is of course Solomon, who asked God for wisdom. If the Biblical account is correct, Solomon also became very wealthy and powerful and presided over some major works as well as having everything that a man could want. Here was someone who asked for wisdom - and fulfilled any number of other wishes as a result of having wisdom.
A lot of the time the people who win lotteries or get windfalls live a high life for a while and then, when the money is gone, find themselves in a worse situation than they had been prior to winning the lottery. The most common wish that people make is of course "more money." This money can be managed prudently or it can be mismanaged; and if the person does not have wisdom he may not gain much lasting benefit from the money that he gets.
Sometimes the wishes that people make are legitimate, and sometimes they are less so. Certainly if someone wants someone killed, that's not a wish that deserves fulfilment. When a woman said that she prayed that her violent ex-husband would die, I told her that she can't pray for that, and that she should pray for him (as the Bible demands) while also praying for those he has hurt and those he stands to hurt (thus addressing her own suffering).
With wisdom, it becomes possible to avoid wishes that are foolish or wrongful and to strive instead for outcomes that are beneficial. Wisdom also makes one more effective at meeting whatever goals one may have. It improves the purpose, and it facilitates the attainment of the purpose. The goals improve; so does the ability to meet these goals.
This makes wisdom the best thing to wish for and the best thing to pursue. It improves the wishes, and it empowers one in meeting them. And, instead of fulfilling one or two wishes, wisdom makes possible the achievement of any number of other wishes, providing oneself with an infinite cornucopia necessary to achieve whatever other beneficial wishes one may have.
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