Degrees of Positive Thinking

A man was washing his car. His neighbour asked, "New car?" The man replied, "Yes, my brother gave it to me as a gift."
The neighbour said, "Wow! I wish I had a car like that."
The man suggested, "You should wish to have a brother like that."
The neighbour's wife, who was overhearing all this, remarked, "I wish I was a brother like that!"