Friday, October 15, 2010

Believing is Knowing

Somebody did this particular work i seriously hate. I was tagged in a post on facebook which flooded my news feed and notifications like a tsunamic wave going on a rampage. And I came across a thread in some forums, discussing about believing-in-god thing. And these two posts, until now, are getting so many hits. There were arguments and debates, well-blended with all-time favorite issue, racism. They were arguing about this thing, when the majority of the users were non-muslims, disagreed that Allah exists. Somehow it brought me here to exactly express my two cents. However, I believe, to ease understanding and tolerance, it would be best if an opinion is delivered by giving some pictures of everyday scenes. Hopefully this might open some minds, and so to observe issues in every different perspective possible. To ponder and think carefully on something that not everyone has the answer.

There was this muslim man who went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a very good conversation. They talked about many things and subjects.

When they actually touched on the subject of Allah, the barber said, "I don't believe that Allah exists.".

"Why did you say that?", asked the customer.

"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that Allah doesn't exist! Tell me, if Allah does exist, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If Allah existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain! I can't imagine a loving god, whom they call Allah, would allow all of these things.", replied the barber confidently.

The customer thought for a moment, but did not respond because he did not want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.

Right after he left the barbershop, he saw some men in the street with long, string, dirty hair and untrimmed beard. They looked dirty and so unkempt.

Immediately, the customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and said to the barber, "You know what? Barbers don't exist."

"How can you say that?", asked the barber surprised. "I'm here, and I'm a barber. And I just worked on your hair!".

"NO!", exclaimed the customer. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like those men in the street!".

"Ah, but barbers do exist! That is what happens when people don't come to me.",  justified the barber.

"That's exactly the point!", affirmed the customer. "Allah, too, does exist! That's what happens when people do not seek Him for helps and forgiveness. That is why there's so much pain and suffering in this world. You get the point, mister you-are-not-a-barber?".

The barber went silent and began to ponder. The customer left the shop with a big grin from ear to ear.