Be careful what you ask for, you just may get it.
Gays and lesbians clamoring for marriage will end up having divorces —
something new perhaps and rarely any fun;
Fed-up Arabs seeking freedom and dignity may end up having
more repression, poverty and disappointment — that’s a sad one.
Something for nothing, a free lunch and easy money draw many
to learn as in an ancient Chinese proverb:
How do you know it’s good?
How do you know it’s bad?
To paraphrase the Stones:
you can’t always get what you want
but you always get what you need.
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