why do people pray?

i have hear many answers to this question, but recently, i came across a new insight..

people pray, so that they can experience the joy of answered prayers.

so true isnt it? if one never pray, you will never know when prayers are answered.

so.. some thought came into my mind today, which occupied my thoughts for most of the day. torn between 2 options, i couldnt decide. sooo, with that thought still in mind, i spent the evening watching bruce almighty on dvd, and i totally got an answer to my thought. dvd that i bought a month ago, that i didnt watch till today, and there in the show, something that answer a thought that came into my head only today..

coincident?