Kickoff

Kickoff written by devandelfano

The Magic Genie

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"MAGIC GENIE!!!!", the man said. The magic genie then looked down on him from above.

"BRING ME FAME AND FORTUNE!!! I WANT TO LIVE THE LIFE OF A KING! LIVE IN A HOUSE LARGER THAN ANY CASTLE EVER TOLD IN FAIRY TALES!! I WANT GOLD, RICHES, TREASURES, AND MONEY MORE THAN ANY BANK HAS EVER PRINTED!!!", the man demanded.

The genie looked back at him and said, "Sure. But in exchange, I will ask for something that is of at least equivalent importance to you in life."

"It doesn't matter! I'm homeless! No girls want to marry me because I'm homeless! If I just have a house and piles of money, all the girls who rejected me would come back to me. I would then reject them for the line of celebrities and pretty girls waiting for me behind them! Take whatever you want from me!!! I just want to be loved!", the man cried in greed and behind that, sadness and regret could be felt.

"It shall be done.", the genie said in a heavy slow voice.

The man soon became the richest man on earth. He was in Forbes
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30 under 30. He had hundreds of wives. All the fancy cars and places you've seen in Instagram. He has it all.

Day after day he lived the life of a rich man. Have meals in fancy restaurants, fly in super expensive jet planes, shop the most expensive clothes money can buy, then sleep with different girls every night. Years passed and no matter how many women he slept with. No matter how many cars he owned, truffles he ate, fancy places he visit, houses he lived in, and properties he owned, he felt dull, grey, and monotonous. There was no excitement. Everything was predictable.

He realized that the genie took two things away from him. The first was his ability to love. He couldn't enjoy or appreciate the little things nor the big things in life. He couldn't feel the excitement, warmth, nor his blood burning, and his heart beating when the girl of his dreams softly looks at him and blushes.

The second thing that he took away from him was the challenge of life. Life had become too easy
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for him. The game is no longer fun. He is set to win no matter what he does. There is nothing that he needs to do. There is no thrill or adventure to life anymore. Life has become meaningless. What's the point of living now?

The man rubbed his belly once more to call upon the magic genie crashing on his belly like a refugee.

"OH MAGIC GENIE!!! WHAT YOU DID WAS NOT FAIR!!! WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING WOMEN TO SLEEP WITH IF i CAN'T LOVE THEM? WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING A CASTLE TO STAY IN OR FANCY FOOD TO EAT IF I CAN'T APPRECIATE IT?! WHAT'S THE POINT TO LIVING IF THERE IS NO CHALLENGE TO IT?!!! I ASKED FOR FAME AND FORTUNE, BUT YOU TOOK SOMETHING FAR MORE VALUABLE THAN THOSE TWO!!! YOU TOOK AWAY MY ABILITY TO LOVE AND THE CHALLENGE OF LIFE!!! THIS TRADE IS NO FAIR AND I WANT A COMPENSATION!!!", the man complained and argued with the genie.

The genie paused for a moment, stared back at the man, and said, "I did not take away your ability to love nor the challenge of life. You have always
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been able to love and live life with the right amount of challenge just like anyone else in the world. You just chose not to use those privileges. Or at least, in my eyes, you were too blind to use those privileges. As for what I took away from you, I cannot reveal it to you."
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