others,” Little Liz reminded her mother, “and that to pray for yourself is selfish.” 

“I should think that God allows us to dream our dreams for a better life from time to time without being deemed selfish, otherwise there would be no greater expectations…no sense of aspiration or determination.  Do you know what those words mean?” 

“No.  I just told you I’m only five.” 

“What I’m trying to say is that if you don’t wish for something better than you’ve already got you probably aren’t going to achieve it.  There aren’t many fairy godmothers popping up in real life with a magic wand to grant your wishes for you.” 

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