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."
one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen...
"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."
one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen...
8 comments:
Argh...love yr post Claire... terus sy insaf..isk mo sembayang selalu kama ni..
hehe...sembayang kama...jgn nda...
hey Claire !
I wanted to wish u happy belated bday a few days ago but was out of credit lah that time..Now phone misplaced ody for 1.5 day..Haih..
And you have been actively writing..
I surely will spread around the Johnny boy jokes..
hahaha..yep..that one was funny alright...but i'm lost on the belated birthday wishes...maybe u were referring to the previous post is it? it's not exactly birthday actually..i would not call it anniversary either..it's some sort of date that get stuck on the head because it's in between good & not so good memory..hehe
Claire Bennet!!! Wekekeke... ko tau... sia suka tu post... Macam juga ko mo sesuatu tapi nda mo usaha mo dapat, tapi komplen sana-komplen sini... tu baru kebendaan... God is always there for us, wether we want to go to Him or not, it's up to us, so don't complain God does not exist when we ourself didn't exist in the eyes of God!
Bah, apa sudah sia cakap nie??? bingung uda dii... wekekekeke
Bah... Enjoy!!!
hihihi...i'm glad u like it...tapi kan markie...jgn la ckp we don't exist in the eyes of God k...it's entirely His decision tapi sy rasa kita sentiasa ada d hati Dia..that's y we always told how sad He is if we turn our back to Him..but He's always ready to take us back with open arms if we relent..
hehe...
Itu La tu...AhAd jGn La PonTenG seMAyaNg laGi...ehhehe..
hahahha...iya laaa....
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