My Resignation Letter (to God)

This morning when I checked my email, I recevied a forwarded email from an ex-client of mine... Thought I'd share it here cos I find it rather meaningful. Normally, I'd delete this type of forwarded mails without paying much attention to it, but part of the first sentence caught my attention i.e. 'I wanted to quit my life'. I chuckled sardonically when I read that... It was such a nice, objective and philosophical way of putting an otherwise very ugly truth into perspective!!

I wonder what I'd write in my own 'resignation letter' to God... Below is my attempt at my 'resignation letter to God'... It is modified from the resignation letter that I'd recently prepared for my boss at work.

Dear God,

Please accept this letter as my X months notice of resignation. My last day will be dd/mm/yy.

In view of the recent challenges that were presented to me, this honestly wasn't a very difficult decision to make. Nonetheless, I am immensely grateful for the 33 years of rewarding life I've had, although the latter part of those 33 years was pretty tough. I have enjoyed living under your professional guidance and appreciate all the support and opportunities (not the challenges though) that you have given to me.

As I near the end of my journey on the secular plane, I sincerely thank you for all the people, things and opportunities that you have blessed me with. Most of all, I thank you for giving me 2 Angels, both of whom I will be reuniting with once my journey here is finished.

This will be the gist of it, but it still needs some tweaking definitely.

Below is the extract of the email that I received.

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One day I decided to quit. I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality...

I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. "God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"His answer surprised me..."Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?" "Yes", I replied."When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said."In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He asked me, "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots". "I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.""Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.""Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked."How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return."As high as it can?" I questioned."Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can." I left the forest and brought back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.