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"Come in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?"
"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 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 in 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.
Tony Dovale – Life Masters Coaching
www.lifemasters.co.za
083-447-6300
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