Two or four

A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly the
sky clouded, and in a booming voice the God said, "Because you have
tried to be faithful to me, I will grant you one wish".

The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over
anytime I want." The God said, "Your request is very materialistic.
Think of the enormity of the undertaking. The supports required to reach
the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it will take! It will
nearly exhaust all the natural resources. It is hard for me to justify
your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of
something that would honor and glorify me".

The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "God,
I wish that I could understand my wife. How she feels inside, what she's
thinking when she's silent? Why she cries, what she means when she says
nothing's wrong, and how to make her truly happy".


The God replied, "You want two lanes or four lanes on that bridge? "