Pain.

I'm very frustrated.
People can be complete idiots at times.

Yesterday someone asked me -
Why is there so much pain on earth?
If God exists and he really loves us, then why did he allow for sin and for pain to exist on earth?
He could give us freedom - but without all this. Couldn't he?

Well yes. He could.
But think about someone that is very close to you. If you really love them, you would wish for them to live the fullest life possible, no matter what that entitles. When you have a child, you realize that there is a day where you must let go. Even when it means that they will get hurt. If you shield them from everything that is bad, will they ever truly value good? Will they ever feel truly free? Truly balanced?

And besides, pain is much more valuable then people seem to realize.

Without disasters, would acts of generosity ever happen? If you never missed someone, would you ever be truly affectionate to them? Without pain, how would you understand the depth of your love after another person's death? Without fright, would you ever hold your child oh so very close to you?

Without pain, would you ever fully understand the worth of love?


Open your heart. Open your mind. Stop asking questions, and just listen.