"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, then long to be children again.
That
they lose their health to make money 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 or the
future.
That they live as if they will never die, and die as if they never lived..."
God's
hands took mine and we were silent for awhile, 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 let themselves be loved.
To learn that
what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives.
To
learn that it is not good to compare themselve to others. All will be judged individually by their own
merits, not as a group on a comparison basis!
To learn that a rich person is not one who has the
most, but is one who needs the least.
To learn that it takes only 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 who 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 different.
To learn that a
true friend is someone who knows everything about them...and likes them 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 a while 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.
