A poem
The interview with God
I dreamed I had an interview with God
'So you would like to interview me?' God asked.
'If you have the time,' I said.
God smiled. 'My time is eternity.
What questions do you have in mind for me?'
'What surprises you most about humankind?'
God answered...
'That they get bored with childhood,
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 about present,
such that they live in neither
the present nor the future
That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they 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?'
'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 practising 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 loved them dearly,
but simply have not yet learned
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.'
-author unknown
nice thoughts isn't it? got it from a book called DOUBLE WEDDING written by PATRICIA SCANLAN :). finally i'm reading book after so many years. and it's definitely one of the sweetest, i can say :)
so what is it about?Jessica and Mike, the most united couple you can ever find. they were so madly in love with each other and can never take their hand off each other. while on the other hand, Carol and Gary, a couple faaaar from perfect. Jessica and Carol were friends since young. Jessica, led a very blissful life, with a family who always stand by her and Mike, a boyfriend, who just love her unconditionally. unlike Carol whose family was ignorant and Gary can never treat her right.
afraid that Gary might chicken out last minute, Carol suggested a double wedding, the last thing Jessica wanted. Jessie was reluctant about the double wedding. she just wanted a day for herself and Mike and make the best out of it. as per normal, Carol (the drama queen) said something and made Jessie pitied her and, in the end, agreed to the double wedding.
double wedding plans went on till Carol decided to break it off with Gary, thinking that they were not for each other. but things happen, and they got back together. and so, the double wedding was carried on. everything went on so fine till the wedding day itself, when Carol and Gary was about to walk down the aisle, she broke it off with Gary. she can't carry on with Gary and she knew it. their vows would mean nothing.
and this is the sweetest part of the book. a year after Jessie and Mike's married, she was looking forward to celebrating their first year anniversary. she was forced to wake up in the morning, getting ready without knowing what's going on. till Tara, her aunt, told her everything. Mike planned their anniversary so perfect that Jessie will never forget.
"Well you're getting married again, properly this time, with no dramatics and tragedy - just your own little wedding all to yourselves. Mike and Katie arranged it all. Fathe Henry's going to officiate at the renewal of your wedding vows---", Tara declared happily.
OH MY GOD!!! isn't that sweet. having your husband to plan all this. haa haa. this story make me go to my dreamland again. haa haa. SWEET TOTALLY :)). can i marry Mike? haa. i just don't want Carol to be my friend. haahaa.
LOVES <3
no one.
she's someone in your life
she's someone you love <3
she'll go nasty if you make her cry.
libra