I dreamed I had an interview with God.
*So you would like to interview me?* God asked.
"If you have the time" I said.
God smiled. * My time is eternity.*
*What questions do you have in mind for me?*
"What surprises you most about humankind?"
God answered...
*That they get bored with childhood,
they 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 in neither
the present not the future.*
*That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived.*
God's hand took mine
and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked...
"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons
you want your children to learn?"
*To learn they cannot make anyone
love them. All they can do
is let themselves be loved.*
*To learn to forgive
by practicing forgiveness.*
*To learn that it only takes a few seconds
to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them.*
*To learn that a rich person
is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.*
*To learn that there are people
who love them dearly,
but simply have not yet learned
how to express or show their feelings.*
*To learn that two people can
look at the same thing
and see it differently.*
*To learn that it is not enough that they
forgive one another, but they must also forgive
themselves.*
"Thank you for your time" I said humbly.
"Is there any thing else
you would like your children to know?"
God smiled and said,
*Just know that I am here... always.*
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