If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? || This English Malarkey #8
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It’s one of those questions that I haven’t really contemplated since I was a kid. My wife was with me in the kitchen when the question was posed, so what followed was a really interesting conversation about what our three wishes would be. I won’t bore you with our responses, but I will say that I found the answers to this question to be insightful.
And I love a great question. After noodling about it, I think this could be a great interview question that could get a person to reveal themselves in ways that are usually difficult to achieve in an interview. Test yourself:
Last night, my son was watching a TV show where the storyline apparently included a genie being released from a lamp to grant three wishes. After a few minutes, he asked me, “What would you do if you were granted three wishes? What would you wish for?”
My self Basha, im from Andhra.Right know im staying in Blore.I can speak cannada little bit. I would like to work in a Call Center. i worked for 2 months in a Domestic call center.I left the job because of cannada.SO i wanted to join in International call centers so that i can improve communication & i done my PUC.Plz give the names of the company who can take my….with request & waiting for the replay.
i will ask for nothing because iam satisfy by my life because i think there is no end of desire suppose if i ask god for wealth then after i ask for more money we will find thatthere is no solution of my problems infact i will thanks god for providing me such good parent ,good teacher ,good people
1- i want my parents to have a long and happy life,because they are my life.if they are happy,i m happy.. 2-i would like to be financially sable.i dont need to be rich,i just want to have enough money that i dont ever need to have to stressed out about money. 3-n my last wish is my good health.
First I will ask for good knowledge, because everything begins with knowledge and then I ask for good health, because knowledge can be utilised whether our health is well, and finally I will ask for fine end ie,good death. Therefore everything will have an end and I wish that it would be good end.
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