Three wishes

« I put the question first to Thelonious Monk…


if you were given three wishes; to be instantly granted, what would they be?
He was pacing back and forth, and he paused for a moment to gaze out across the river at the New York skyline… Then he gave me an answer… and I said : « But Thelonious… you HAVE those already ! ». He just smiled… and began pacing again… ».