It was a few weeks ago when I was lying on my bed, it must have been around 23.00 when I suddenly heard a noise coming from downstairs. It seemed that someone was in our house!

Quickly I took a look beside me and saw that my wife was still lying next to me. So, if my wife is still here and I am still here, there has to be someone or something downstairs wandering through our house without any permission.

Could it be a burglar, or just some trapped animal which is trying to get out? With fear in my heart I made the plan to investigate and walk down the stairs. From under the door I saw a bright light shining from the living room. Hmm this must be a burglar working with a flashlight, but this flashlight is awful bright.

While grabbing an umbrella from underneath the stairs to attack the burglar when I have to, I shouted “who is there”. This wakes up my wife who is coming to see what’s going on, silently I say “ssst, go back and stay quiet, there’s a burglar in the house” and she hides in the bedroom and waits what will happen.

With the umbrella holding tight in one hand, I open the door with the other and prepare to attack. While opening the door, the light gets brighter and blinds my eyes, I start shouting “go away, you burglar!!” Suddenly I feel a warm feeling going through my body and I seem to relax and loose my fear. Man this feels good, my muscles get loose and I hear “Come enter the room and don’t be afraid” I answer with “Who is this?” As a reply I hear “I am a friendly ghost and I am here to make three of your wishes come true!”

As I enter the living room I see a bright shining figure, it is a man and he seems to float a few inches above the ground. Amazed as I am, I ask “What is it you came to do?” “Like I said, I am here to fulfil three of your wishes.” “Three of my wishes! Why me? I asked him”

“Do you remember, the accident a half year ago when you risked your own live to save the lives of the people in a bus” “Yes, I replied, only one died, and I just survived the cold water where I ended up.” “But what does that has to do with you?” “Well, he said. I am the one who died during that accident.”

“So what do you want to thank me for? I did not save you!” “No, he said. But you saved my family and they are doing well now, and that is because of you, if you didn’t risked your live, there would be much more people who would have died”

“So please make your three wishes, but I must warn you, these wishes must not only be satisfying you, they should also be useful for other people on this planet!”

I thought for a while and said “My first wish should be that there is peace on earth and war is over and people should behave like civilized human beings again and respect each other”

“Hmm” the friendly ghost says “This can be done, this is not that hard.” Your wish will come true.”

“And the second?” He asks

“For the second wish I want that no more animals will be hurt and people come back to their senses and leave Mother Nature alone and stop changing the world to their own hands.

“A very wise choice he says, and makes this wish come true also”

“And now for my third wish, I want that the scene will be the same as ten years ago, active, filled with fun, bringing back the legends, and getting back that great feeling we all once shared.”

The friendly ghost looked at me like I was crazy and said “Do you think I am god? do you see me walk across water? What is this for insane wish, do you think I am some kind of wizard.

When it comes to this wish, the first two are peanuts. You must be mentally ill when you think something can be done.

“I am out of here” he says and the not so friendly ghost after all, disappears on the same mysterious way as he came in. In the distance I heard him say “you madman” and in a flash he was gone.

Leaving me wondering about what kind of world we live in today when you can’t even trust a friendly ghost anymore.