Come in,” God said to me, “So, you would like to interview Me?”
“If you have the time,” I said. He smiled through His beard and said:
“My time is called Eternity and is enough to do everything. What
questions do you have in mind to ask me?”.”None that are new to
you. What’s the one thing that surprises you most about mankind?
“He 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…His hands took mine
and we were silent. After a long period, I said, “May I ask you another
question?” He replied with a smile. “As a Father, what would you ask your
children to do hence forth?” “To learn that they cannot make anyone love
them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved. To learn that it takes
years to build trust, and a few seconds to destroy it. 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. There will be
others better or worse than they are. To learn that a rich person is not one
who has the most, but is one who needs the least. To learn that they should
control their attitudes, otherwise their attitudes will control them. 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 show their feelings. To learn that money can
buy everything but happiness. To learn that while at times they may be entitled
to be upset, that does not give them the right to upset those around them.
To learn that great dreams do not require great wings, but a landing gear to
achieve.To learn that true friends are scarce, he/she who has found one has
found a true treasure. To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven
by others, but that they forgive themselves. To learn that they are masters of
what they keep to themselves and slaves of what they say. To learn that they
shall reap what they plant; if they plant gossip they will harvest intrigues, if they
plant love they will harvest happiness. To learn that true happiness is not to
achieve their goals but to learn to be satisfied with what they already achieved.
To learn that happiness is a decision. They decide to be happy with what they
are and have, or die from envy and jealousy of what they lack. To learn that
two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different.
To learn that those who are honest with themselves without considering the
consequences go far in life. To learn that even though they may think they
have nothing to give, when a friend cries with them, they find the strength to
appease the pain. To learn that by trying to hold on to loved ones, they very
quickly push them away; and by letting go of those they love, they will be side
by side forever. To learn that even though the word “love” has many different
meanings, it loses value when it is overstated. To learn that they can never do
something extraordinary for Me to love them; I simply do. To learn that the
shortest distance they could be from Me is the distance of a prayer.
God bless.
