What would you ask God? Nothing.

A friend of mine posted on Facebook, "What would you ask God if you had only one question to ask?"

Some people responded with, "What's the one thing we need to do to get to heaven?" Others went with "What is your will for me?" Another one was "Did you save (a deceased family relative.)"

If you are not religious, what one question would you want the answer to?

I don't know if there is a question I need answered. Seriously.

I like not knowing. I like figuring things out on my own. I actually enjoy making mistakes (which is a good thing, since I tend to make a lot of mistakes). Falling down and getting back up is part of the joy of life. I've rarely been the person who plays it safe. Sometimes that has not worked out so well. Sometimes that irritates other people, namely, my wife. Sometimes, though, something glorious happens, because sometimes you surprise yourself by what you can actually accomplish.

I don't want to know when I will die. I don't want to know what the future holds. I don't even want to know what it takes to get to heaven.

If I knew these things, I believe I would be a different person, and I like who I am.

Knowing the future will surely change my actions. I have rarely looked forward in life. I have tried to live life to the fullest on a day-to-day basis. Again, sometimes that has hurt me, sometimes it has not worked out so well, and sometimes that irritates people. But I don't want to pine away minutes/hours/days/weeks/months/years looking forward to something when there is so much right here and now that I need to appreciate.

I also don't want to know what is expected of me or what I need to do to save my soul or what it takes to get to heaven. I truly believe God wants me (maybe you, too, but that's between you and God) I truly believe God wants me to figure it out on my own. I think God wants me to do the best I can. Am I doing the best I can? In most respects, probably not. I mean, we all can do better, right? But I don't think God is looking for perfection. If He/She/It is looking for perfection, He/She/It will be awfully disappointed.

All I can do is try to be a good husband, a good father, a good son, a good brother, a good uncle, a good Godfather, a good friend. I think I am those things. Can I be better? Yeah, probably. But I'm still doing an OK job.

And I'm still figuring things out as I go along.

But maybe I would ask who will win this year's Super Bowl, just so I can put some money down in Vegas early.

Kidding!