mashti.loxblog.com
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
September 2, 2013
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.”“What questions do you have in mind for me?”“What surprises you most about humankind?”God answered…“That they get bored with childhood,they rush to grow up, and thenlong 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 in neitherthe present nor the future.”“That they live as if they will never die,and die as though they had never lived.”God’s hand took mineand we were silent for a while.And then I asked…“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessonsyou want your children to learn?”“To learn they cannot make anyonelove them. All they can dois let themselves be loved.”“To learn that it is not goodto compare themselves to others.”“To learn to forgiveby practicing forgiveness.”“To learn that it only takes a few secondsto open profound wounds in those they love,and it can take many years to heal them.”“To learn that a rich personis not one who has the most,but is one who needs the least.”“To learn that there are peoplewho love them dearly,but simply have not yet learnedhow to express or show their feelings.”“To learn that two people canlook at the same thingand see it differently.”“To learn that it is not enough that theyforgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.”“Thank you for your time,” I said humbly.“Is there anything elseyou would like your children to know?”God smiled and said,“Just know that I am here… always.”
