“A woman needs a man, ” <br />my friend from Mexico told me. <br />“That’s why God made two kinds: <br />a man and a woman, <br />to help each other. <br />There are things a woman can do for a man, <br />and things a man can do for her.” <br /> <br />“What if you want to move your furniture, <br />but the bookcase is to heavy? ” <br /> <br />“I’ll hire someone, ” I said. <br /> <br />“And what if you are sick, <br />and no one to take you to the doctor? ” <br /> <br />“I’ll call a cab, ” I said. <br /> <br />“What about when your kids move out, <br />and you are all alone, with no one to love you? ” <br /> <br />“I’ll be free, ” I said. <br /> <br />“A woman like you should remary while you are still young. <br />When you are 70 or 80, <br />you will need someone to take care of you.” <br /> <br />“If I were 70 or 80, he’d be 80 or 90, <br />and I’d have to take care of him. <br />That’s all I’d need at that age! ” <br /> <br />“Don’t you believe in God? ” <br />he asked me. <br />“That he hears and answers your prayers? ” <br /> <br />“God has answered mine, ” I said. <br />“That’s why I’m still single! ”<br /><br />Padma Rajaoui<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-woman-needs-a-man-like-a-spider-needs-a-websit/
