A Parable About Co-Dependence

Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Keith Ferrazzi

Have you heard this one?

Three guys stranded on a deserted island barely bigger than a beach towel.

A genie arrives and grants each guy one wish.

Guy 1 wishes he could be back with his friends in the civilized world.

"Poof!" The genie grants his wish and he disappears.

Guy 2 wishes he too could be back with his friends in the civilized world.

"Poof!" The genie grants his wish too.

Guy 3 scratches his head. Then he wishes:

"I wish my friends were back with me on this island."

Poof! They're all stuck on the island again.

MORAL: Misery may love company, but good friends help each other escape it.

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  1. That is so true.

  2. The way I heard it, the third guy wishes for more wishes...

  3. Misery not only loves company, if it can't find it, it will make it.

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