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Subject: Why Have Suffering?

Author:
Claret

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Date Posted: 06:09:10 07/26/03 Sat

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair and his beard cut as
Always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who
Attended Him.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.
Suddenly, they
Touched the subject of God.

The barber said: "Look man, I don't believe that God exists as you
Say so."

"Why do you say that?" - asked the client.

Well, it's so easy; you just have to go out in the street to
Realize That God does not exist. Oh, tell me, if God existed, 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 think of a God who permits All of These things."

The client stopped for moment thinking but he didn't want to
Respond
So as to prevent an argument the barber finished his job and the
Client
Went out of the shop. Just after he left the barber shop he saw a
Man in The street with a long hair and beard (it seems that it had been a
Long Time since he had his cut and he looked so untidy)

Then the client again entered the barber shop and he said to the
Barber: You know what? Barbers do not exist."

"How come they don't exist?"-Asked the barber. "Well I am here and
I am a barber."

"No!" - the client exclaimed. "They don't exist because if they did
There would be no people with long hair and beard like that man who
Walks in
The street."

"Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come to
Me."

"Exactly!"- Affirmed the client. "That's the point. God does exist,
What happens is people don't go to Him and do not look for Him
That�s why
There�s so much pain and suffering in the world."

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Have a nice day....

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