One day, an M.S.G. member was in his greenhouse tending his plants when suddenly the sky clouded over above his head and a loud booming voice said, "my son, you have always tried to live a good and blameless life and have been faithful to me in everyway. Because of this, I will grant you one wish." The M.S.G. member said, "Build me a bridge all the way to South Africa so that I can drive there to look for mesembs in the wild whenever I like". The voice replied, "My son, you are being very materialistic. If I were to build you such a bridge, it would be a massive undertaking. The supports would need to reach the bottom of the deepest oceans half-way round the world. The concrete and steel required for such an undertaking would exhaust several of the world's natural resources. I can do it, of course, but it is hard for Me to justify your desire for worldly things. Perhaps you should think of something that would benefit mankind instead."
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