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
?waht questins do you hve 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 anxiouly about the future
they forget the present
such that they live in neither the present nor the future
thet they live as if they never die
and die as if they had never lived
goda hand took mine and we were silent for a while
and then i asked
?as the creator of people what are some of lifes lessons you want them to learn
god replied whith a smile
to learn they cannot make anyone love them
what they an dois let themselves be loved
to learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others
to learn that a rich person is not one who has the most
but is one who needs the least
to learn that it takes only a few seconds t open profound wounds in persons we love
and it takes many years to heal them
to learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness
to learn that there are persons who love them dearly
but simply do not knoe how to express or show their feelings
to learn thattwo people can lok at the same thing and see it diffrently
to learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by others
they must forgive themselves
and to learn that i am here
(always)
