Perhaps one life's most intriguing wishes would refer to being something other than human. If I were to have this wish, my item would not be commonly thought of as interesting. It has various flavorful tastes in the beginning of its life, but ends up in a mushy mess quickly after. My item is something that eventually becomes nothing but a pesky annoyance. If I could be anything other than human, I would like to see what it is like to be a piece of gum. Surely you must be thinking that I am crazy for thinking this. My reasons for this are that people don't commonly think too much about the life span of a stick of gum. An interesting fact about what I would want to be is, the average person in the U.S will chew about one hundred eighty two pieces of gum per year. Clearly these numbers may be higher for some eager individuals. Now that you understand the facts than you know that all of these pieces don't last forever. One hundred and eighty two pieces go by fast however. They quickly go from a bright colorful package of gum, to the darkness of the human's mouth. After two to ten minutes it ends up in a trash bag, but most commonly under a desk, on the side walk, or attached to various sides of buildings. Surely a quick little life cycle for these pieces. After thinking about these details you are than probably starting to imagine yourself being a piece of gum as well. As I have mentioned, gum has assorted tasty, flavorful selections that can satisfy almost any taste. Pieces of gum come in various brands too. Some pieces could be red, blue, purple, black, and amazingly contain the tasteful hint of some flavor like mint, watermelon, or some other type of berry. I would be appreciated in the beginning due to my fresh aroma, cool color, and surprising tastes. I have mentioned that most pieces of gum last about two to ten minutes. That is the only time I ever had to be appreciated. Even then I spent my appreciation inside a dark, slimy, sme