by Jean Lisenby
"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 a 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 to forgive by practicing forgiveness.
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 is 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
the
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...
Just how you made them feel.
Anonymous
www.ourfathersword.org ourfat2004@yahoo.com
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