A man was walking along the beach and found a bottle. He looked
around and didn't see anyone so he opened it. A genie appeared and
thanked the man for letting him out.
The genie said, "For your kindness I will grant you one wish, but only
one."
The man thought for a minute and said, "I have always wanted to go to
Hawaii but have never been able to because I'm afraid of flying and
ships make me claustrophobic and ill. So I wish for a road to be
built from here to Hawaii."
The genie thought for a few minutes and said, "No, I don't think I can
do that. Just think of all the work involved with the pilings needed
to hold up the highway and how deep they would have to be to reach
the bottom of the ocean. Think of all the pavement that would be needed.
No, that is just too much to ask."
The man thought for a minute and then told the genie, "There is one
other thing that I have always wanted. I would like to be able to
understand women. What makes them laugh and cry, why are they
temperamental, why are they so difficult to get along with?
Basically, what makes them tick?"
The genie considered for a few minutes and said, "So, do you want
two lanes or four?"
Here is a similar story...
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 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,
or anyone else, 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. 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 another
wish, a wish you think would honor and glorify Me."
The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I
wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they feel
inside, what they are thinking when they give me the silent treatment,
why they cry, what they mean when they say 'nothing', and how I can
make a woman truly happy."
The Lord replied, "Do you want lights on that bridge?"