What if manipulation was about creating more possibilities?

What does manipulate mean to you? Does it have negative connotations relating to taking an unfair advantage? Did you know the word manipulate simply means skillful handling of objects and people? How skillfully do you manipulate your reality now? Do you create the life you'd like? Or do you faithfully follow every decision and judgement handed down by other people, interpreting it as strictly as possible and usually to your disadvantage? If you'd like to handle your reality more skillfully to create the life you'd really like, ask “What if manipulation was about creating more possibilities?” What if you could see the possibilities between someone else's decisions (even laws) and manipulate – skillfully handle – reality to create the changes you desire, even legally?