Consider Yourself Lucky

He was confused…perplexed…bewildered…having trouble finding his way so he got down on his knees and he began to pray… Dear God, he asked, what happens when I find a person whose life has intertwined with mine… When I find a like this person…when I find this person to be kind? A person I love to talk to, with whom I can share my hopes, my dreams…my fears A person I love to listen to…whose smile can wipe away my tears? What happens when I find someone who makes me want each moment not to end? "THEN CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY…FOR YOU HAVE FOUND A FRIEND! " And what if my feelings merge into love…and what if this person feels it too? "THEN CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY…FOR LOVE HAS CHOSEN YOU? " But what if this person is my same sex…or a different religion…or yellow, red or black? "IT DOESN'T MATTER…DOES IT…IF THIS PERSON LOVES YOU BACK? " "FOR WHEN YOU FIND A PERSON TO SHARE YOUR LOVE THROUGH LIFE AND ALL IT'S TESTS… THEN EVERYDAY YOU ARE ALIVE….CONSIDER YOURSELF BLESSED." But how can I love this person…when it is not what I've been taught? And here God smiled…. 
"IF EVERYTHING YOU TOLD ME IS TRUE, THEN I MUST ASK… HOW CAN YOU NOT? "