Man's Prayer

A man was walking along a California beach and was in deep
prayer to the Lord. He said, "Lord, you have promised to
give me the desires of my heart. That's what I am asking
you for right now. Please give me a confirmation that you
will grant my wish."

Suddenly the sky clouded up over his head and the Lord in
a booming voice spoke to him. "I have searched your heart
and determined it to be pure. The last time I issued a
blank wish request it was to Solomon. He didn't disappoint
me with his request for wisdom. I think I can trust that
you won't disappoint me either. Because you have been
faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish you ask
for." 

The man sat and thought about it for a while and said,
"I've always wanted to go to Hawaii, but I'm deadly afraid
of flying and I get very seasick on boats. Could you build
a bridge to Hawaii, so I can drive over there to visit whenever
I want?" 

The Lord laughed and said, "That's impossible!
Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever
reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete...
how much steel!!! Your request is very materialistic, a little
disappointing. I could do it, but it's hard for me to justify
your craving for worldly things. Take a little more time
and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor and
glorify Me as well." 

The man thought about it for a long while and tried 
to think of a really good wish.
Finally, he said, "Here's the deal, Lord. I've been married and
divorced four times. My wives always said that I don't care
and that I'm insensitive. So I wish that I could understand
women... I want to know how they feel inside and what they're
thinking when they give me the silent treatment...I want to
know why they're crying...I want to know what they really
mean when they say 'nothing'...I want to know how to make them
truly happy...

That's the wish that I want, Lord." Then after a few minutes,
God said, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?