Food for thought: This is a good example of an answer to one of the most common reasons people give for ignoring God and His goodness. Thank you, Bill, for sharing this with me, its a sweet analogy.
A man went into the barber shop to have his hair and beard cut as usual. He started a conversation with the barber who was attended him. They talked about many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they touched upon the subject of God.
The barber said, "Look man, I don't believe that God exists."
Quickly the client replied, "Why do you say that?”
"Well, it's easy, all you have to do is go out into the streets to realize that God does not exist. If God existed, there wouldn't be so many sick people or any abandoned children! If God really existed, there wouldn't be suffering or pain in the world. I can't think of loving a God who permits all of these things to happen."
The client stopped for a moment and pondered over what had been said, but he didn't respond, for fear of causing contention. The barber finished his job and the client went out of the shop. Right in front of the barber shop he saw a man in the street with long hair and a beard (it was obvious that it had been a long time since he’d had his hair cut and he looked very unkept).
Quickly, the client turned around and reentered the barber shop. He said to the barber, "You know what? Barbers do not exist!"
"How can you say they don't exist?" asked the barber. "I am here and I am a barber!"
"No!" the client exclaimed. "They don't exist because if they did there wouldn't be any people with long hair or beards, like that man walking in the street."
The barber fired back. "Ah, barbers do exist! What happens is people choose not to come to me."
"Exactly!" affirmed the client. "That's the point. God does exist, but what happens is people choose not to go to Him or even look for Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."
"There is a great purpose for each one of our lives, for we have been sent here to "learn." This earthly experience is for the purpose of developing our characters, our talents, and to perfect our lives. Its up to us how we choose to spend our time, but it's vitally important that our lives are driven with the purpose of creating goodness. Each moment we spend, brings us closer to returning to our heavenly home, in which we will account for our time spent on earth." Linda Sumner Urza, Onefineday11.blogspot.com
