Yesterday afternoon while napping under the tall scented pines tree near the babbling brook I had a very unusual dream...you see... I dreamt I was having an interview with God that very moment..

        Timidly, and apprehensively, I said to God, "Do you really want to speak to me...a sinner?" God chucked as He cupped my face with His precious hands and looked into my eyes.  His eyes sparkled like precious jewels as He related to me,  "My precious child, my time is eternal!"

        Then God said to me, "What questions would you like to ask me?" I fidgeted for what seemed to be an eternity before I was able to speak my first concern. "God," I asked, "What puzzles you the most about the way people choose to live their life?"

        God looked at me and answered, "I would say the fact that people get so bored with childhood...they want to grow up so fast... and then... when they reach adulthood... they want to be children again.  People jeopardize their good health in order to make money...then...they spend all of their hard earned money trying to restore their health.  They spend so much time thinking about the future that they miss living in the present...and they end up never living in the present or the future.  People choose to live as though they will never die...and they die as if they had never lived."

        God reached out and took my hand in His...I looked deeply into His eyes and marveled at such brilliance...and I was silent.  And then I said, "God, being the father of all mankind what lessons in life do you want your children to learn and grow from?"  

        God looked at me...with His huge sparkling eyes, a smile on his face... and said to me,