I saw a movie one time, about a man with a dream…

A dream to make the world a better place, heal the sick and bring happiness to all…

Daily writing prompt

What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.

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You know of whom I speak… Willy Wonka, of course!

I saw this prompt and went straight to candy! I will never forget the part where they toured the factory floor and were shown the Everlasting Gobstopper. It was supposed to be the answer to the worlds hunger problem.

Unfortunately, it never made it to store shelves thanks to dum dum Violet! She ruined it for all of us, in my personal opinion. Had the girl not scoffed a candy before they could finish trouble shooting the side effects, thereby tying Willy up in years of legal red tape, we might be fully fed by now… the whole world! Stupid Violet…

Anyway, I suppose my point here would be, even when what I am doing can be guaranteed not to fail, I still have to contend with Violets… they jump the gun, misuse my creation for nefarious purposes, or just never read the instructions for successful use of the item. We cannot get around human nature, nor the reality of being creatures of habit… no matter the best laid plans, humans can always throw a wrench in the machine.

Therefore, as far as the world goes… aside from the impossible Gobstopper idea, there is only one thing can be done with a guarantee of success. Believing in and walking with God on a daily basis.

Scoff if you like, I care not! I am simply being honest, in that I have only seen to date, ONE who has been able to do something guaranteeing success. Jesus! He knew so fully of his purpose that he walked that dirt path all the way up to that hillside, and voluntarily allowed them to nail his hands and feet on that cross. He knew the plan was flawless, because his father told him so… and what He did brought GUARANTEES OUT THE WAZOO!

To this day, there is a path etched into the world, left for us by Jesus choice to fulfill his fathers plan. I simply cannot top this, even if I were to fulfill Willy Wonka’s dream of the Gobstopper to feed the world. It would be kind of cool, though…