Why God Allows Pain?

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  1. Mitr

    Mitr New IL'ite

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    This is one of the best explanations 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 barbershop, 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 barber shop 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."



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  2. umarao02

    umarao02 Senior IL'ite

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    HA....good one...well said.
    cheers,
    Uma
     
  3. bars62

    bars62 Senior IL'ite

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    wow !!!very nice!!! really enjoyed.:bowdown

    bharathy.g.
     
  4. manchitra

    manchitra Senior IL'ite

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    Hi Mitr
    I too liked that simple and fantastic narration which full of meaning for us to understand about the almighty.

    He is there for the people who want him and for those who do not he doesn't exist.
     
  5. knot2share

    knot2share Gold IL'ite

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    Thats a great post Mitr!
     
  6. SriVidya75

    SriVidya75 Platinum IL'ite

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    Mitr

    Good post with wonderful message...thanks for sharing
     
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    marina20 Bronze IL'ite

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    Hi..adding something more with a nice message...dont know if it has been posted before...

    ONE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS LIFE!
    Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. ​
    From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"? ​
    To this Arthur Ashe replied: ​
    " The world over -- 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis,​
    500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam,​
    50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals,​
    when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.​
    And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' "​
    Happiness keeps you Sweet,​
    Trials keep you Strong,​
    Sorrow keeps you Human,​
    Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going...​
     
  8. cakedecorater

    cakedecorater Bronze IL'ite

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    Hi Mitr.................nice post.
     
  9. ubellah

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    True and thoughtful messages...
     

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