The man under the bridge: "Dear Lord, all I require is a drop of water." And there was rain. The sister caught in the rain: "Dear Lord, please let the rain stop. I'm soaking wet." And the rain stopped. The brother hawking on the street: "Dear Lord, it's too hot. This distance is too long. I wish I had a car." A bus stopped and offered him a free ride. The bus driver: "Dear Lord, fuel is so expensive. I don't know what our nation is doing. I wish things were cheaper." Fuel became cheaper. The petroleum engineer: "Dear Lord, when will they increase my salary? Now that fuel prices have dropped, I can't even ask my boss for a raise. Please do something." The engineer was promoted. The CEO of the oil company: "Dear Lord, the company's stocks are crashing. I might have to lay off workers. Please do something." The price of oil increased. The people: "What are our leaders doing? We are starving. I can't even afford gas." The government allocated funds to help. Government Official A: "They allocated 50 million. Give them 5 million." Government Official B: "They allocated 5 million. Give them 500,000." Government Official C: "They allocated 500,000. Tell them a snake swallowed it." The struggle.
