"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, 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......

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

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