The Interview with God

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 nor 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 that it is not good 

to compare themselves to others.”

“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 anything else 

you would like your children to know?"

God smiled and said, 

“Just know that I am here... always.” 

-author unknown

Reviews

[katipocs]

Share this post to everyone. So, they may stop complaining and whining about the future, the uncertain, and doubts. :) to start living, start loving and start appreciating life. o/

[Katho28]

that was a very insightful interview, full of words of wisdom... thank you so much for sharing :) really enjoyed reading it, and it made me reflect on life and reconsider some of my thoughts...

[lawrence bear]

wow, I liked this. thanks for sharing