As usual, a man, let's just called him Steve, went into a barber salon to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. He then started to have a conversation with the barber attending him. He chose to talk about a variety of topics, till finally the subject of “God” cropped up in the conversation.
"Hi Mister, I do not believe that God exists as what you have mentioned," the barber said.
Hearing that statement, Steve was shocked and asked, "Why did you say that?"..
"So simple, you just have to stare out of that window and realize that God really does not exist. Please explain to me, if God exists, why are there so many sick people? Why are there so many neglected children? If there is God, there would surely be no sickness and sufferings. What god is it that allows all those to happen..." he said in a changed tone of voice.
Steve thought about what had just been uttered by the barber. However, he did not give a response at all so as not to stretch the argument any further.
When the barber was done with his job, Steve stepped out of the salon. Only after a few steps, he came across a man with long hair and his beard was thick and unkempt. As though that man had not visited a barber salon in a while and it made him looked untidy.
Steve came back into the salon and then he said to the barber, "A barber does not exist!"... The barber was startled by Steve's utterance.
"How could a barber not exist, the evidence is myself. I am right here and I am a barber," he refuted.
Steve again stressed firmly, "No, they don't exist. If they exist, there wouldn't be anyone with long hair and thick beard like the guy outside."
"Ah, you must be joking... barbers are always out there, in every place. What happened to the guy is that he does not want to go to a salon to cut his hair or to shave his beard," the barber answered calmly in a smile.
"Exactly!" Steve exclaimed. "That is the point. God exists. What happened to mankind is that they do not want to come to look for God and find Him. That is the reason why there appears to be a lot of pain and sufferings in this world....most of the suffering in the world is caused by people straying from the perfect system (Islam) that God has set down for our betterment, understanding and happiness!"
"Hi Mister, I do not believe that God exists as what you have mentioned," the barber said.
Hearing that statement, Steve was shocked and asked, "Why did you say that?"..
"So simple, you just have to stare out of that window and realize that God really does not exist. Please explain to me, if God exists, why are there so many sick people? Why are there so many neglected children? If there is God, there would surely be no sickness and sufferings. What god is it that allows all those to happen..." he said in a changed tone of voice.
Steve thought about what had just been uttered by the barber. However, he did not give a response at all so as not to stretch the argument any further.
When the barber was done with his job, Steve stepped out of the salon. Only after a few steps, he came across a man with long hair and his beard was thick and unkempt. As though that man had not visited a barber salon in a while and it made him looked untidy.
Steve came back into the salon and then he said to the barber, "A barber does not exist!"... The barber was startled by Steve's utterance.
"How could a barber not exist, the evidence is myself. I am right here and I am a barber," he refuted.
Steve again stressed firmly, "No, they don't exist. If they exist, there wouldn't be anyone with long hair and thick beard like the guy outside."
"Ah, you must be joking... barbers are always out there, in every place. What happened to the guy is that he does not want to go to a salon to cut his hair or to shave his beard," the barber answered calmly in a smile.
"Exactly!" Steve exclaimed. "That is the point. God exists. What happened to mankind is that they do not want to come to look for God and find Him. That is the reason why there appears to be a lot of pain and sufferings in this world....most of the suffering in the world is caused by people straying from the perfect system (Islam) that God has set down for our betterment, understanding and happiness!"
No comments:
Post a Comment