Wednesday, March 17, 2010

One question only!

A while ago I read a book, "Have a little faith" a true story by Mitch Albom. The book offers a eight-year written story of a remarkable men (African-American and white), tow faiths (Christian and Jewish), two communities (impoverished and well-t0-d0) that will inspire readers.

From that book, I just want to share this chapter, "The Greatest Question of All."

By the way this book was a present from Robins to me!

The Author writes: "In any conversation, I was taught, there are at least three parties: you, the other person and the Lord.

I recalled that lesson on a summer day in the small office when both the Reb and I wore shorts. My bare leg stuck with perspiration to green leather chair, and I raised it with a small thwock.

The Reb was looking for a letter. He lifted a pad, then an envelope, then a newspaper. I knew he'd never find it. I think the mess in his office was almost a way of life now, a game that kept the world interesting. As I waited, I glanced at the file on the lower shelf, the one marked "God". We still hadn't opened it.

"Ach", he said, giving up.
Can I ask you something?
"Ask a way, young scholar," he crowed.
How do you know God Exists?
He stopped. A smile crept across his face.
"An excellent question."
He pressed his fingers into his chin.
and the answer? I said.
"First, make the case against Him."

Okay, I said, taking his challenge. How about this? We live in a world where your genes can be mapped, where your cells can be copied, where your face can be altered. Heck, with surgery, you can go from being a man to being a woman. We have science to tell us of the earth's Creation: rocket probes explore the universe. The sun is no longer a mystery. And the moon-which people used to worship? We brought some of it home in a pouch, right?

"Go on", he said.

So why in such a place, where the once-great mysteries have been solved, does anyone still believe in God or Jesus or Allah or a Supreme Being of any kind? Haven't we outgrown it? Isn't it like Pinocchio, the puppet? When he found he could move without his string, did he still look the same way of Geppertto?

The Reb tapped his finger together.
"That's some speech."
You said make a case.
"Ah"

He leaned in. "Now. My turn. Look, if you say that science will eventually prove there is no God, on that I must differ. No matter how small they take it back, to a tadpole, to and atom, there is always something they can't explain, some thing that created it all at the end of the search.

"And no matter how far they try to go the other way-to extend life, play around with the genes, clone this , clone that, live to one hundred and fifty-at some point, life is over. And then what happens? When life comes to an end?"

I shrugged.
"You see?"
He leaned back, He smiled.

"When you come to the end, That's where God begins."
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I, Helen, always think about this......When you are young, beautiful, famous, healthy and happy with a good pay job, most forgot or reject that God's existence.
But then when they got sick, old, ugly, alone, friendless and sad what people thinking about??


One question only I have and please true to yourself to answer it.

"What happen in the quiet moment before you death?"

"Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live..."
John 11;25

Who can said such clear message to you??