I dreamed I had an                 interview with God.                                                                 "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.                                                                                 God's hands took                 mine and we were                 silent for awhile                 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 what                 is most valuable is                 not what they have                 in their lives, but                 who they have in                 their lives.                                 "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 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."