I Met An Old Wise Man

I met an old wiseman
who gave me a ring
engraved with four stars
and he said to me:

-This is the ring of
the three wishes
which you’ll be able to ask for.

-Master
why are there four stars
and not three stars engraved?-

-Because when you have asked for
your three wishes
you will have a fourth left
which then will seem to you
the most important of all.-

-Master
I only ask
for the fourth wish:
teach me
the secrets of life.-