Interview with God

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 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 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 differently.

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."

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.......all of these facts are so true........hope! we could learn from them..........nice job, Suhas.......!!!

 
Not many people seem to be interested in Shayari-e-Parastish Forum.......even if they do, they just want to weep or argue with their bookish knowledge.......

In case you have some sincere questions, u can write them.......i will try my best to answer them with my limited knowledge.......

Hare Krishna, Suhas!!!

Sattvic prakriti denotes tranquility, balance, calmness, pure love, peace, bliss, silence, contentment, restraint etc.......Once sattva guna increases in a person, he doen't need much to become happy.......happiness and peace of mind come naturally to that person.......

Rajasic prakriti donotes restlessness, necessity to work hard, passion, a feeling of necessity for the comforts and good things of life to live happily, competition, to make a name for oneself, jealousy, attraction, aversion, stress, tension.......once rajo guna increases in a person, he won't be able to sit quiet.......he needs to be doing something or the other.......

Tamasic prakriti denotes pracrastination, laziness, sleep, uncleanliness, taking shortcut for getting the comforts and worldly pleasures, impure thoughts, no regard for other person's feelings and all that could take a person in downward direction.......

Our mind becomes Sattvic, Rajasic, Tamasic or any combination of the three in any proportions according to the type of food we take.......
The most important thing is food in a person's life because that influences the thoughts of the mind and ultimately a person is what he thinks.......

By the term food is not just meant the food we eat, but food means all that we take inside through our five senses (through which we perceive this world)

Food for eyes are the objects.......we should be careful with what we see, what we read because that goes inside the sub-conscious mind.......that is why it is not good to watch movies, reading of newspapers and watching all those rubbish serials on television.......they do more harm to us than good.......

Similarly, food for ears is sound.......a sincere sadhak should be very careful with what he is listening.......because after eyes it is the ears that influence the mind the most.......if someone goes to a disc, he will definitely feel like dancing, no matter how sattvic he is.......so a sincere sadhak should not listen to worldly songs or gossip abt third person or like stuff that make the mind restless.......

Food for nose is smell.......don't use perfumes or deodrants because they are made of chemicals that influence the mind in a negative way.......smell of flowers or incense sticks are considered sattvic.......

Food for skin is touch.......its not good to shake hands with just anybody because touch of negative person influences the mind in a negative way.......boys and girls shaking hands with each other is also not considered good because in the process they lose their magnetic energy.......

Food for tongue is taste and food for survival is aahar that we take everyday (for more on the three gunas, you can read Chapter 17 of Srimad Bhagvad Gita with commentary of some renowned authority like Swami Chinmayanadji or Gyaneswari Gita for explanation)

Thanks for the information and a wonderful site suggestion Karan ji.  I have gone through some parts of some books, like dream, life….. etc. It is really wonderful site for unknown world.  

I wanted to know the secret of life and human mentality. I am asking one more question. Is it not possible to attain the highest state of mind being as we are (with good thinking and kind hearted etc...) and enjoying all happiness of life?  (because afterall we are here for live our life completely right?)

You are absolutely right Karan ji.  But the temptation of worldly pleasure doesn’t allow us to do sadhana.  That’s why it is more difficult!!!  I know Temptation doesn't come from God but from within. Every person goes through repeated experiences of temptation of worldly pleasure.  

Your explanation about driving car on highway is certainly an example of  our limited strength or knowledge.  It explains everything!!!!  

Thanks again!!!          

wow very nice discussion and nice story suhas ji. wonderful!! thanks for sharing with us your views karan.sri ji and suhas ji  

Thanks Dosto............  

Yes you are right Isha..........It requires more and more hardships and unselfishness........