Why?
I need it blown up.
Why can’t you do it?
I could.
So why are you asking me to?
Because I need 200 blown up .
Oh. Fair enough.
That’s a lot of balloons.
They’re for a birthday party.
Oh. That makes sense.
And could you tie a piece of string to each one.
Long enough that they don’t touch the floor if you hold them out.
Here are scissors, and some string.
Sure.
…
Here, I blew up the balloons.
Why do you want to do something?
What do you expect?
Two key questions to ask, when something is being asked of you.
Why do you want to own a house?
What do you expect it to be like if/when you do?