Spirit Dream
 

I dreamed I had an interview with The Great Spirit.

"Come in," Spirit said. "So, you would like to interview Me?"

"If you have the time," I said.

Spirit 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?"

Spirit 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."

            The Great Spirit'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 that children should learn?"

Spirit 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 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 that there are persons who love them dearly, but simply do not
  know how to express or show their feelings.

-To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it totally
  different.

-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."
 

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People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget how you made them feel.