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 who 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 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 awhile enjoying the moment. I thanked Him for His time
and for all that He has done for me and my family.
He replied affectionately, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day.
All you have to do is ask for Me, and I'll answer."
Think about it. God bless you!