The Bridge
A man was riding his Harley along a California beach when suddenly
the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord
said, "Because you have tried t o be faithful to me in all ways, I
will grant you one wish."
The biker pulled over, looked up and said, "Build a bridge to
Hawaii so I can ride over anytime I want."
The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic! Think of the
enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking; the supports
required to reach the bottom of the Pacific, the concrete and steel it would take! It
will nearly exhaust many of the natural resources of several
struggling countries.
I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things.
Why don't you take a little more
time and think of something that could possibly be a help to
mankind."
The biker thought hard for a long time. Finally, he said, "Lord, I
wish that I, and all men, could understand our wives; I want to
know how she feels inside, what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment,
why she cries, what she means when she says nothing's wrong, and
how I can make her truly happy."
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"