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An Interview With God
author unknown
I dreamed I had an interview with GOD.
"So, you would like to interview me?" GOD asked.
"If you have time," I said.
GOD smile.
"My time is eternity... what questions do you have in mind for me?"
"What surprises you the most about humankind?"
GOD answered...
"That they get bored with childhood,
that they 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 in neither
the present nor the future."
"That they live as if they would never die,
and die as though they had never lived."
GOD's hand 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.....
"To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others."
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open
profound wounds in those they love, and it can take
many years to heal them."
"To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least."
"To learn that there are people who love them dearly,
but simply do not yet know how to express or show their
feelings."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing, and see it differently."
"To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves."
"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?"
GOD smiled, and said...
"Just know that I am here." "Always."
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The Gift of Life
On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow,
"Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with
the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun!
I will give you a life span of 50 years."
The cow objected, "What? This kind of a tough life you want me
to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years
I'll give back to you." So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog,
"You are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door
of your house. Any people that come in, you will have
to bark at them! I'll give a life span of 20 years."
The dog objected, "What? All day long to sit by the door?
No way! I give you back my other 10 years of life!"
So God agreed.
On the third day, God created the monkey.
He said to the monkey, "Monkeys have to entertain people.
You've got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks.
I'll give you 20 years life span."
The monkey objected. "What? Make them laugh?
Do monkey faces and tricks?
Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I'll give you back."
So God agreed.
On the fourth day, God created man and said to him,
"Your job is to sleep, eat, and play.
You will enjoy very much in your life.
All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing.
This kind of life, I'll give you a 20 year life span."
The man objected. "What? Such a good life!
Eat, play, sleep, do nothing?
Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only for 20 years?
No way, man!....Why don't we make a deal?
Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you
back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years,
I will take them from you!
That makes my life span 70 years, right?" So God agreed.
That's why...
In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play,
enjoy the best and do nothing much.
For the next 30 years, we work all day long,
suffer and get to support the family.
For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren
by making monkey faces and monkey tricks.
And for the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the
front door and bark at people!
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
by Brian A. "Drew" Chalker
People always come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime.
When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need
you have expressed ******dly or inwardly. They have come to assist you
through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually.
They may seem like a God-send to you, and they are.
They are there for a reason,you need them to be. Then, without any
wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will
say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die, Sometimes they just walk away.
Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met,
our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up
has been answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because
your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you
an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you
something you have never done. They usually give you an
unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real!
But, only for a season. And like Spring turns to Summer and
Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.
LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons;
those things you must build upon in order to have a solid
emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person/people (anyway); and put what you have
learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being part of my life.....
An Interview With God
author unknown
I dreamed I had an interview with GOD.
"So, you would like to interview me?" GOD asked.
"If you have time," I said.
GOD smile.
"My time is eternity... what questions do you have in mind for me?"
"What surprises you the most about humankind?"
GOD answered...
"That they get bored with childhood,
that they 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 in neither
the present nor the future."
"That they live as if they would never die,
and die as though they had never lived."
GOD's hand 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.....
"To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others."
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open
profound wounds in those they love, and it can take
many years to heal them."
"To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least."
"To learn that there are people who love them dearly,
but simply do not yet know how to express or show their
feelings."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing, and see it differently."
"To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves."
"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?"
GOD smiled, and said...
"Just know that I am here." "Always."
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The Gift of Life
On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow,
"Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with
the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun!
I will give you a life span of 50 years."
The cow objected, "What? This kind of a tough life you want me
to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years
I'll give back to you." So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog,
"You are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door
of your house. Any people that come in, you will have
to bark at them! I'll give a life span of 20 years."
The dog objected, "What? All day long to sit by the door?
No way! I give you back my other 10 years of life!"
So God agreed.
On the third day, God created the monkey.
He said to the monkey, "Monkeys have to entertain people.
You've got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks.
I'll give you 20 years life span."
The monkey objected. "What? Make them laugh?
Do monkey faces and tricks?
Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I'll give you back."
So God agreed.
On the fourth day, God created man and said to him,
"Your job is to sleep, eat, and play.
You will enjoy very much in your life.
All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing.
This kind of life, I'll give you a 20 year life span."
The man objected. "What? Such a good life!
Eat, play, sleep, do nothing?
Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only for 20 years?
No way, man!....Why don't we make a deal?
Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you
back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years,
I will take them from you!
That makes my life span 70 years, right?" So God agreed.
That's why...
In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play,
enjoy the best and do nothing much.
For the next 30 years, we work all day long,
suffer and get to support the family.
For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren
by making monkey faces and monkey tricks.
And for the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the
front door and bark at people!
______________________________________________________________
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
by Brian A. "Drew" Chalker
People always come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime.
When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need
you have expressed ******dly or inwardly. They have come to assist you
through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually.
They may seem like a God-send to you, and they are.
They are there for a reason,you need them to be. Then, without any
wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will
say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die, Sometimes they just walk away.
Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met,
our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up
has been answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because
your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you
an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you
something you have never done. They usually give you an
unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real!
But, only for a season. And like Spring turns to Summer and
Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.
LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons;
those things you must build upon in order to have a solid
emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person/people (anyway); and put what you have
learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being part of my life.....
