An elderly man wandering on a lonely beach found a magic lamp. Naturally he rubbed the lamp and a genie appeared. The genie told the old man he would grant him any wish. The man thought for a while and said, “My brother and I had a fight 20 years ago and we haven’t spoken since. My wish is that he would finally forgive me.”

The genie clapped his hands, a bright light shot across the sky, and then he said, “Your wish has been granted.” Then the genie said, “You know, most men would have asked for wealth and fame. But you only asked for the love of your brother. Is it because you are old and dying?”

The man said, “No, I’m not dying, but my brother is, and he’s worth $60 million.” (1) No wonder that man wanted his brother’s forgiveness.

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