pooterminated
18-08-2003, 06:36 PM
>The bridge - good one
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>GOD'S GIFT
>A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly the
>sky
>clouded, and in a booming voice the Lord 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 Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the enormity
>of
>the undertaking. The supports required reaching the bottom of the Pacific!
>The concrete and steel it will take! It will nearly exhaust 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 honour and
>glorify
>me."
>The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, 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 Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?
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>GOD'S GIFT
>A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly the
>sky
>clouded, and in a booming voice the Lord 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 Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the enormity
>of
>the undertaking. The supports required reaching the bottom of the Pacific!
>The concrete and steel it will take! It will nearly exhaust 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 honour and
>glorify
>me."
>The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, 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 Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?