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 deathly 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 though
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."
After a few
minutes, God said, "You want two lanes
or four on that bridge?"
