• We want to lose weight without diet or exercise
• We want to succeed and be secure without hard work
• We want a successful, fulfilling, retirement without saving money
• We want to be Christian without the cross
• We want to be smart without studying
• We want to be wise without the experiences of life
• We want others to believe what we believe because we are always right
• We want to always be in control (or control others or make everyone happy, or save them from suffering.