I dreamed I had an interview with God.
"Come
in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?"
"If you have
the time," I said.
God smiled and
said: "My time is eternity and is enough to do everything; what questions
do you have in mind to ask me?"
"What
surprises you most about mankind?"
God answered:
"That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and
then long to be children again.
That they lose
their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health.
That by thinking
anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the
future.
That they live as
if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived..."
God's hands took
mine and we were silent for while and then I asked...
"As a parent,
what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?
God replied with a
smile:
"To learn that
they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved.
To learn that what
is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but whom they have in their lives.
To learn that it is
not good to compare themselves to others. All will be judged individually on their own merits, not as a
group on a comparison basis!
To learn that a
rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.
To learn that it
only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to heal
them.
To learn to forgive
by practicing forgiveness.
To learn that there
are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings.
To learn that money
can buy everything but happiness.
To learn that two
people can look at the same thing and see it totally differently.
To learn that a
true friend is someone who knows everything about you...and likes you anyway.
To learn that it is
not always enough that they be forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves."
I sat there for
awhile enjoying the moment.
I thanked Him for
his time and for all that He has done for me and my family, and He replied, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for
me, and I'll answer."
People will forget
what you said. People will forget what you did... but people will never forget how you made them feel.
God bless you
abundantly