God's Answers

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GOD'S ANSWERS

"Come in," God said to me. "So, you would like to interview Me?""If you have the time," I said.God smiled 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?"God answered: "Thatthey

get bored being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then longto be

children again. That they lose their health to make money andthen-lose

their money to restore their health. That by thinkinganxiously about

the future, they forget the present, such that theylive neither for the

present nor the future. That they live as if theywill never die, and

they die as if they had never lived..."God's hands took mine and we were silent.After a long period, I said, "May I ask you another question? As a parent, what would you ask your children to do?"God replied with a smile: "To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. 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. Tolearn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds inpersons 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 landing gear to achieve.To learn that true friends are scarce. 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. Tolearn

that they shall reap what they plant; if they plant gossip theywill

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. Tolearn

that happiness is a decision. They decide to be happy with whatthey 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. Tolearn

that even though they may think they have nothing to give, when afriend

cries with them, they find the strength to appease the pain. Tolearn

that by trying to hold on to loved ones, they very quickly pushthem

away; and by letting go of those they love, they will be side byside

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."