q16 INTERVIEW WITH GOD

"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 awhile
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 that there are persons
that love them dearly,
but simply do not know how
to express or show their feelings.

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,
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.

Thanks to the many sources and the teachers for this knowledge
and wisdom that is helping us on our journey.