MANKIND: Inspirational stories
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I dreamed I had an interview with God. <br><br>
"Come in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?" <br><br>
"If you have the time," I said. <br><br>
God smiled and said: "My time is eternity and is enough to do everything; <br>
What questions do you have in mind to ask me?" <br><br>
"What surprises you most about mankind?" <br><br>
God answered: <br><br>
"That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. <br><br>
That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health.<br><br> That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future. <br><br>That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived." <br><br>
God's hands took mine and we were silent for awhile and then I asked... <br><br>
"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?" <br><br>
God replied with a smile: <br><br>
"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved. <br><br>
To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives. <br><br>
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! <br><br>
To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. <br><br>
To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to express or
show their feelings. <br><br>
To learn that money can buy everything but happiness. <br><br>
To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it totally different. <br><br>
To learn that a true friend is someone who knows everything about them...and likes them anyway. <br><br>
To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves." <br><br>
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." <br><br>
People will forget what you said. <br>
People will forget what you did, <br>
But people will never forget how you made them feel.
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