A nice story...

February 16, 2009

This is one of the best explanation of why God allows pain and suffering that I

have seen...

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.

As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked

about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the

subject of God, the barber said: " I don't believe that God exists. "

" Why do you say that? " asked the customer. " Well, you just have to go out in the

street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be

so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children?

If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a

loving God who would allow all of these things. "

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to

start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.

Just after he left the barber shop, he saw a man in the street with long,

stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The

customer turned back and entered the barbershop again and he said to the barber:

" You know what? Barbers do not exist. " " How can you say that? " asked the

surprised barber. " I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you! "

" No! " the customer exclaimed. " Barbers don't exist because if they did, there

would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man

outside. "

" Ah, but barbers do exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me. "

" Exactly! " affirmed the customer. " That's the point! God,too, DOES exist! That's

what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help. That's

why there's so much pain and suffering in the world. "

BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS !!!!!!!

Regards,

Prabhat

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