spiritual
Letter to God from Bernie Siegel , MD
Dear God ,
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irst I want to thank You for answering my previous letters . When as a doctor I couldn ’ t understand why You made a world filled with disease , war , cruelty and all kinds of difficulties You pointed out to me that a perfect world is not creation . That there would be no need for doctors or anyone else and we would all become totally bored by life and find it meaningless . I remember You saying it would be far worse than spending a lifetime in Hawaii . But , what really made the point for me was your letting me visit the Garden of Eden .
When I saw all the traffic backed up at street corners because everyone was saying , “ I love you . You go first .” “ No , you go first . I love you .” Everybody was loving everyone else and no one was going anywhere . I saw what a problem a supposed perfect world would be and got the point .
Then when I wondered why children died and animals didn ’ t live as long as people and all living things didn ’ t get the chance to live to a ripe old age you explained again . It was easy to understand from my experience with our pets that they do not need as much time as people do to learn about love , compassion , kindness , faith and hope .
Understanding that every life is like a candle and the length of the candle isn ’ t about one ’ s age , but about how much time we would spend on this planet . And our job was to illuminate the path for ourselves and others and not worry about how much time we had , but to get the job done and burn up and not out before our time .
You also agreed with me and explained how disappointed You were with what religions were doing in your name . Instead of living the message they were fighting wars and each one was claiming you belonged exclusively to them . So here is my next question . What is the best way for me to accomplish what You have put us here to accomplish ? I know I am here to serve and offer my body for the benefit of others but how do I know I am doing it right ? Please be my coach and give me some guidance . You know what that word means to me God U & I Dance . So how do I dance to your music ?
I love hearing your voice when I am quiet inside . Thanks , now I see I am to imitate God and use You for a role model and You said if that is a little tough there are two other examples . One is WWLD and the other is WWWD . You know I ’ m not good at parables please explain .
Oh , I ’ m to act like a Satellite dish , remote control and TV screen . I get it . I am to choose the channel I tune into and use my mind like a remote to select the proper channel , which is broadcasting your message , and use my body to demonstrate it like a TV screen reveals the program . So what ’ s with the WW stuff ?
Oh those are my role models to help me become the person I want to be . I see “ What Would Lassie Do ” and “ What Would Water Do ?” I get the first one , that ’ s easy to understand because animals are complete and man is not . So when I feel aggressive I am to use the energy to play or get some work done and not hurt anyone , but what ’ s with the water thing ?
Oh , I am like water and again and again will be born on the wheel of rebirth . Just as streams of water find their way over and around obstacles to rejoin the sea of life I will find my path in life and flow with it and when I become vapor or mist I will come to understand that I will return to earth as rain does and be born again . And if I
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