If... I answer Rick's list of ''If"s

If I were a rich man (woman or person)...

It would be amazing to help alleviate some of this languishing world's suffering... sickness, hunger and violence.

If I were a multi-billionare... I'd find it almost impossible to resist the yen to travel and experience the wonders of creation around the world.

If I could fly...

I'd have so much fun travelling anywhere and everywhere... of course! But if or when life returns to some semblance of normality, I'd take a different routes to mundane places like work and the grocery store. Imagine, checking out the water levels of the meandering creek across the road and zooming in for a closer look at the new born foal in its nearby paddock!

If I were a dog...

My 'Labrador' personality traits would be a snug fit. More people would appreciate, or at least tolerate my exhuberance and constant desire to turn every fleeting interaction into making a 'new' friend.

If I were the moon...

I'd try to keep from showing you my 'dark side'! The 'bright side' has plenty of faces and phases to keep folks happy and hopping.

If I were the king (queen or ruler)...

I'd implement the spirit of 'The Year Of The Jubilee' from biblical times. I'd encourage neighbouring, Western countries to join me in 'forgiving' the debts of floundering, Third World countries... to share our wealth with our less fortunate 'brothers and sister'.

If I could be at two places at one time...

I'd be at home, chilling with my precious family and simultaneously adventuring in far flung places like Switzerland's Lake Lucerne... riding the Cogwheel railway and gondola on Mt Pilatus! If only...

If I were a car...

I'd turn into Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...soaring the skies and gliding across the waves back in the early 1900s... helping my favourite people find their 'happily ever after.'

If I was money...

I'd insist on being disc shaped with a hole in the centre for ease of cartage and storage. It would be a boon if my coins were pretty colours such as rose gold and scarlett with endangered animals gracing their faces.

If I were a painting...

I'd be similar to the one in the Movie "Narnia"... people stepping through the frame and entering an intriguing alternate world! The original painting would be a sunny ocean scene with waves gently lapping the golden shores... grassy headland bejewelled with hexagonal, boulders of basalt.

If I were to go insane...

Anyone who comes into contact with me and more particularly, those closest to me, would most likely not be sure any real change had occurred!

As Billy Joel sang...

"You may be right

I may be crazy

Oh, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for..."

Strange how I feel such an affinity with the song!

If I were the President...

Or, 'Down Under' in Australia, Prime Minister... I'd live in Far North Queensland (FNQ) and swim daily in crater lakes before breakfast! Don't Prime Ministers need all the help they can get to stay somewhat sane? Oops! See previous If!

If I were Prime Minister... I'd need to base myself in FNQ near the lakes in order to partake of theraputic dips at dawn and dusk... make that two to four hourly when the pressure cooker is ready to blow!

If I were a good man (woman, person)...

Is there truly such a person walking this green earth? Only God is good! However, I would daily seek to bring glory to God and live as Jesus did... helping others however I can.

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Thanks Rick for such a wonderful writing exercise!

You might enjoy another story of mine published in Humour.