Lord, Build Me a Bridge

Lord, Build Me a Bridge

A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly the
sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said,
"Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, 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
enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports required
to reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would
take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it,
but
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, "Lord, I
wish
that I could understand my wife. I want to know how she feels inside,
what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she
cries, what she means when she says 'nothing's wrong,' and how I can
make a woman truly happy."

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


CoffeeEnam wrote:
Hahaha. Let's wait for others to come out with many creative comments to lighten the stressful life here.

"yansimon52" <yansimon52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1143780718.106006.324640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CoffeeEnam wrote:
The Difference Between Rich/Poor People?

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the
country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be
considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the
trip?"

"It was great, Dad."

"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

"Oh yeah," said the son.

"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:

"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a
creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond
our sight.

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to
protect them."

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."
Its true what................Those rich living around katong with big
garden ie.about 5000 sq ft, as compared to those poor who 'shared'
their garden( East Coast Park or Pasir Ris Park) stretching from
shenton way to Changi Airport.see how big those poor owned their
garden?......LOL...LOL.................LOL..........
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if
we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we
don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!

Pass this on to friends and acquaintances and help them refresh their
perspective and appreciation.

"Life is too short and friends are too few."


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