A man was walking through a forest pondering life. He walked,
pondered, walked, and pondered. He felt very close to nature and even
close to God. He felt so close to God that he felt if he spoke God would
listen. So he asked, “God, are you listening?”  And God replied, “Yes my
son, I am here.” The man stopped and pondered some more. He looked towards
the sky and said, “God, what is a million years to you?”  God replied,
“Well my son, a second to me is like a million years to you.”  So the man
continued to walk and to ponder… walk and ponder… Then he looked to
the sky again and said, “God, what is a million dollars to you?”  And God
replied, “My son, my son…a penny to me is like a million dollars to you.
It means almost nothing to me. It does not even have a value it is so
little.”  The man looked down, pondered a bit and then looked up to the
sky and said, “God, can I have a million dollars?” And God replied, “In a
second.