Anyone notice the amount of violence going on in the world? Every day we have murder, raping, assault, kidnapping, robbery, intimidating, child abuse, harassment, cruelty to animals etc. One of these mentioned crimes has probably happened to someone you know. It’s a problem happening around the world. Wars kill people by the masses. Yes, Mr. Bush tortures, maims, and lies and seems to have his finger on the trigger with the wars happening in the world. Of course he is not solely to blame. There is also all the “leaders” of the other countries who are involved.
I was raised a Christian. Went to church for over 15 years. And I have a few questions. Why is God letting all of this happen? Is this some sort of test on humanity? Or maybe it’s the Lord our savior playing mind games with us. If any of those are true, then gee, thanks God, you’re great. Maybe God is not involved with the wars and violence. Why would he want to see his own creation exterminate themselves? So is there really a God? Or was I just attending Organized Religion for 15 years of my life?
And how about the well established married couples who are trying to start a family and want to conceive a child and provide that child with a lifetime of love and support but are not given the chance? The child will be raised with proper guidance, with strong family support, with love, with education and with all the probabilities of leading a successful and fulfilling life. Infertility, poor sperm count, disease, physical accidents during pregnancy all plays a part in God’s mind games.
There are so many women from prostitutes and druggies, to teenagers, to single women who had a one night stand who are often getting pregnant with a child they don’t even want, and often more than once. The child is raised in poor conditions, usually without a father, and without much family support. Now don’t get me wrong, some of these single mothers and families do a fine job raising the child and I applaud them for that. However, many children end up getting beaten, raped, and mentally abused by the parental figures in their lives. What gives these women and men the right to raise a child? They can give the child up for adoption. There’s even that ‘dreaded’ law of abortion (I am pro-choice but have a very strong argument against abortion as well but I will not get into that in this post).
There will always be social workers who apprehend children from abusive families. If some of these women give their child up for adoption, then people will argue that there would be less work for the social worker and maybe a few less jobs available, but the child will have a chance to be raised in a better environment. After all, doesn’t it all come down to what’s best for the child? I feel sorry for the hundreds of thousands of people in the world who have their name on a waiting list for adoption. They are the ones left suffering. Myself included. The rate of adoption occurs only twice a month in some provinces in Canada. The government is not helping society. Kids are still getting the shit kicked out of them both mentally and physically every day, getting apprehended by government social workers, and then placed right back with the parents in the same environment the next day for another beating. And the circle of life continues for the child.
So someone explain to me what the hell God’s extraordinary plan is with this set up? Why are children suffering in the world? This may even be happening in the house next door to you. What does God have against children and the folks who are willing to provide a good life? How can God be that cruel? Am I going to hell for something I don’t know about? I don’t need scientific evidence to prove to me that God might not exist.
Yes, I’m feeling pretty shitty with our situation and I’m aware I’m ranting. The frustration builds up after trying for years, month after month to have a baby. Watching my friends with their happy families, and yes, I am happy for them and wish them all the best. They have our support. Our other single friends parading their bastard baby in front of us pretending to live a happy life when we damn well know they did not want to have a baby in the first place. Everybody asking the question – when are you two going to have a child already? And those little witty comments like – you two would have the most gorgeous child! When the specialist doctor cancels the follow up appointment after major surgery and I try to be the pillar of support while watching my wife have an emotional breakdown because it’s another month of time spent trying to figure out if we can have a baby or not. I wish someone can give us a yes or no answer to that. It isn’t coming from any doctor, let alone the specialist, and God, yet again, seems to be keeping his mouth shut.
Some people don’t realize that we are faced with this stress almost on a daily basis. I understand that friends and family just want what’s best for us, but along with the comments comes the pressure.
So I’m left thinking - there is no God. How else can all this crap that I have been talking about be happening if God loves us? Life must be based on science and evolution. Humanity will just end up wiping itself off the earth.
Just another reality of the fictional mind.
Pretty deep thinking.
ReplyDeleteThere are too many hypocrisies surrounding gods existence (at least any god worshiped on this planet). Only a flawed race such as humans could attempt to develop such a seemingly perfect, loving, forgiving, all encompassing overlord figure with so many foibles.
As such only a flawed race such as humans could then overlook the fact that such a being would be incapable of any of those little peculiarities, yet continue to worship, murder, sacrifice, love and live in it's name.
No-matter how many times the bible (or any other religious texts) are re-written, re-examined and redefined throughout the years, the accomplishment of developing a perfect being of worship will escape us. For the simple fact that we are incapable of being perfect, therefore will never know what that perfection should look like.
I'm puzzled by the question, "Why is God letting all of this happen?" Seems to me that the question is, "Why are people letting or making all this happen?" Because, as you've noted, it is the people who are doing it, not God.
ReplyDeleteI started blogging because I've had the stuffing beaten out of me. (It's a very long story.) I'm too sick to work, but I'm trying to recover my life. I used to write a lot, so it's something I can do. And it may help me regain something of what I've lost.
A story.
ReplyDeleteOnce, there was a river that flooded. It looked like there were going to be major problems. People were being evacuated.
One guy decided he would stay home, and trust God to look after him. So he stayed home and prayed. And the flood waters rose.
A couple of guys came by in a canoe. They offered to help the man, who was sitting on his front porch, get to safety. "No," said the man; "God will look after me."
The man prayed, and the flood waters rose.
The man was sitting on the edge of his roof. Then a power boat came along. "Hop in," said the operators. We'll get you to a safe place."
"No," said the man; "God will look after me."
And the man prayed and the flood waters rose.
Now, the man was sitting on the peak of his roof. A helicopter flew by, then circled back.
"Hang on," called the pilot, "I'll drop a line and pick you up."
"No," said the man; "God will look after me."
And the man prayed, and the water rose, and it swept him away, and he drowned.
After his death, the man appeared before God. He said, "I trusted you, God, to save me. Why did you let me down?"
And God said, "I sent you a canoe, a power boat, and a helicopter. What else did you want?"