Which would you prefer?

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When people ask my brother to do something, he's fond of saying "You can get it fast, cheap, good. Pick two."

No 3-way overlap.

The implication is you get two of the options and the other is excluded. Meaning, cheap and fast ain't gonna be good. Good and cheap ain't gonna be fast and so on.

I suppose you could pick one option and let the second fall where it may. Given that option, I think I'd select quality.

How about you? Which would you pick and why?

I have a slightly different way of looking at things. I say you can get what you need or you can get what you want.

The conjunction "or" isn't appropriate but it's what I have. Sometimes English is not the best language.

You can get what you want and it'll be what you need. But how often are your wants and needs actually the same thing? If you are truthful about it, most of the time your needs take a second place to your wants.

I detest bud light. But the poster is funny.

Your priorities are out of balance in other words.

Another question. How often have you gotten what you wanted and then discovered you didn't really want it?

A far more damning question - How often have your needs been met, but you felt it wasn't enough?

Ah.

Have you ever been to the point where your wants no longer mattered and all you focused on was your needs?

Some of us have. It's not a fun place to be.

As the nation prepares to celebrate CHRISTmas this weekend, many of us will focus on wants, taking our needs for granted. Then, we'll resume our regular lives and resume complaining about the economy, government, anything and everything else that is a minor inconvenience in our lives. Our needs will continue to be taken for granted and we chase after wants.

Take a deep breathe. Now imagine doing this with your head under water without a snorkel or SCUBA gear.

Dunno about you, but that very thought suddenly makes $3 a gallon gas and idiots in Washington seem a lot less important.

Merry Christmas from Clan Genius. Here's to hoping we can all put our priorities in the correct order.