"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.
 -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 who 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,  He replied, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for me, and I'll answer."