Quest for Knowledge and Free Will (Part V)
It is free will that makes all the difference. Yes we all experience different degrees of suffering right now and we wonder if God ever listens to our woes. But that is only half of the story. The other half is that it is because of free will that we suffer.
Of course, we don’t suffer all the time. It would be unrealistic to discount the fact that Free Will does allow us to experience bliss also. But this view leads us to another valid point which is, the suffering around us is not a manifestation of an uncaring God but rather it serves as proof to man’s twisted use of free will.
Free will is tricky. Since all of us have free will and have the freedom to exercise it, conflict is inevitable. One man’s joy is another man’s burden, so they say. Due to our uniqueness and sheer number, it would be hard to agree all the time. Differences in opinion always occur. If conflicts got blown out of proportion, we consequently suffer. Chaos sets in.
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