Guest guest Posted December 16, 1999 Report Share Posted December 16, 1999 Sir: i really enjoyed this very much...may i enquire as to who the author is? Please? regards > THOUGHTS > > 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. > 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 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 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 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 > like 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 replies, " 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 how you made them feel. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 1999 Report Share Posted December 17, 1999 " JAIRAM SESHADRI " <seshadri on 12/16/99 07:39:22 PM Please respond to Ramakrishna Ramakrishna , Kedareshwaran Subramanian/CAL/NOTES cc: [ramakrishna] Really wonderful! " JAIRAM SESHADRI " <seshadri Sir: i really enjoyed this very much...may i enquire as to who the author is? Please? regards > THOUGHTS > > 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. > 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 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 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 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 > like 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 replies, " 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 how you made them feel. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 1999 Report Share Posted December 18, 1999 Dear Jairam, I got this message as a forwarded message. These messages keep floating around the net. It is very difficult to trace its origin. Sorry... Kedar.S " JAIRAM SESHADRI " <seshadri Sir: i really enjoyed this very much...may i enquire as to who the author is? Please? regards > THOUGHTS > > 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. > 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 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 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 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 > like 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 replies, " 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 how you made them feel. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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