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Letter to God from
Bernie Siegel, MD
by Bernie Siegel, MD
Dear God,
First 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 a 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 learn what I am here to
learn when I am born again I will help to teach others how to become co-creators
of a world filled with faith, hope and love for all things. Thanks again for
being my coach. PS And thanks for
teaching me about life being a series of beginnings. To say the beginning
instead of the end when I finished my report to you and the board of directors
was a unique experience but as you say graduations are called commencements, not
terminations and the Bible ends with a Revelation and not a conclusion. So I
shall see life as a series of beginnings. Thanks again.
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