Once upon a time, there was a very poor man who was blind.
He lived in a very tiny house with his wife.
The couple was childless.
Even though the man faced a great many challenges, he lived an exemplary life.
He was a good man.
One day an angel appeared at the man’s door.
The angel said, “You have very little, but you have always had great faith. Because of this, you will be granted one wish, but only one wish. I will return tomorrow to receive your wish.”
The man was stunned.
When he told his wife what happened, she said, “Ask for sight, then you will be able to see me and the rest of the world for the very first time. Ask for sight.”
The man knew he wanted sight, but he also knew that he wouldn’t be satisfied with just sight because he wanted it all.
When he told his relatives what happened, they said, “Ask for children. They will be a source of joy forever. Ask for children.”
The man knew he wanted children, but he also knew he wouldn’t be satisfied with just children because he wanted it all.
When he told his friends what happened, they said, “Ask for money. Money will buy you happiness. Ask for money.”
Of course, the man knew he wanted money, but he also knew he wouldn’t be satisfied with just money because he wanted it all.
He thought and he thought and he thought . . .
The next day, the angel reappeared at his front door and the angel asked the man for his one wish.
“I wish,” the man said to the angel, “to see my children eating off of golden plates.”
The wish was granted.
The man had everything he wanted.
The man and his wife and his family lived happily ever after.
THE END
