>A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer.

> > > > >All of a sudden, he said out loud, Lord grant me one wish."

>Suddenly

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> > > > >sky clouded above his head and in a booming voice the Lord said,

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> > > > >"Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will

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> > > grant

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> > > > >you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can

>drive

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> > >over anytime I want." The Lord said, "Your request is very

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> > > > >materialistic. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of

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> > > > >undertaking. The supports required to reach the bottom of the

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> > > Pacific!

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> > > > >The concrete and steel it would take! I can do it, but it is

hard

>for

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> > > me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more

time

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> > > and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor and glorify

>me."

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> > > The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I

>wish

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> > > that I could understand women. I want to know how they feel inside,

>what

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> > > they are thinking when they give me the silent treatment, why they

>cry,

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> > > what they mean when they say 'nothing', and how I can make a woman

>truly

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> > > > >happy."

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> > > > >The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four lanes on that

>bridge?"