For years now, I have come across saying where people ask or pray for what they really, really want and then toss in this part where they say 'or the highest good' or 'for the highest good'. This is currently popping up in a book that I'm reading on prosperity. And my first thought is that the author has a belief that 'just in case it isn't good for me to want this' or 'be careful what you wish for' thing going on. My inner being is screaming at me that this highest good stuff is AN OUT -- a way to justify creation by default -- a rationalization of sorts.