Infinity stones

If you could own one infinity stone, which would it be? Surely anyone who followed the Marvel Cinematic Universe has asked themselves this question. I myself have gone back and forth but I think I have finally made my pick. Of course, my selection is based on my observation of the stones from the movies and not the comics so forgive me, though I am not sorry if my analysis is far from the stones' attributes in the comics.

Now let's start off with the soul stone. This is probably the most useless of the six, and I think its purpose was merely to complete the set on the infinity gauntlet. It could have some hidden powers I know not of but even if it did, I doubt I'd be interested in such a macabre object.

The mind stone is one of the most confusing of the six. I mean I know what it does but I also don't know, you know. I do remember that you could use it to control people's minds and I don't know hey, there's something disturbing about taking someone's free will to ensure they do your bidding. Also, I think owning it becomes boring at some point because if the people around me did only what I wanted them to, then my reality would be limited to my already limited imagination and what a dull world that would be.

The power stone is definitely the most boring of the six 😂. A weapon so powerful you could eliminate all those who defy you. A weapon that would make you the most feared (wo)man on the planet. A weapon strong enough to make you the ruler of the world and have everyone bow down to you. "All hail king Zust". So cliche! If you ask me, anyone that power-hungry has some serious issues and should see a therapist or something. Why do people you don't even know need to fear you? Why is the first emotion you want to get out of a person a negative one? Were you loved as a child? Then again, if I did rule the world or even this godforsaken country of ours, I know for sure I'd do a better job than those clowns in parliament.

The reality stone is pretty dope but I am not sure how useful it is given it doesn't actually create reality but a detailed illusion. The real reality stone is the time stone but more on that later. Of course, if you were a magician or an entertainer at a kid's party you'd make a killing for sure because the stuff you'd perform would be insane. Apart from that, I can't really see how it would be useful. You could use it to create for yourself the perfect partner but deep down you would know that that person isn't real.

The time stone is definitely my favourite. In fact, I maintain that it is the most powerful of the six. I say this because if you have access to and can control time, you could easily eliminate any threats from the other infinity stones. But who cares about that. I know I'm too much of an unproblematic gent to worry about such threats. I would be more interested in seeing through time. When you think about it, tons of people are obsessed with time travel. For instance, how many times have you heard someone say they wish they could go back in time to fix a mistake or bet on the lottery? In fact, forget about the past. How about you look into the future at all the possible realities and live out the one that makes you a billionaire by 30. The possibilities are endless. However, as much as the time stone has been my first choice for a while now, it would be wasted on me for I doubt I'd bring myself to alter reality. Say I discover a reality in which I am a billionaire by 30, would I go for it even if say in that reality, there is a war between two nations, or some country's poverty levels are higher? I doubt. I guess when you think about it, that actually makes me the perfect guardian of the time stone. Ngithe a proper Sorcerer Supreme. But hey, who needs all that responsibility when there's another stone to pick.

Finally, as you have guessed by now, I'd go for the space stone. Firstly, because I loathe traffic so the space stone would save me the trip if I created a portal in my bedroom that reemerges at work. Secondly and most importantly because let's be honest, no one in possession of a space stone would dream of work 😂, I would travel the world. I'm talking Maldives on Monday, Amsterdam on Tuesday, Paris on Wednesday, Miami on Thursday, Brazil on Friday, London on Saturday, and Barcelona on Sunday, while dining in Italy for pizza, and having my mojitos in Cuba.