A man went to a barber shop to have his hair
cut and his beard trimmed, as the barber
began to work, they started a good
conversation; they talked about so many
things and various subjects. When they
eventually touched the subject of God, the
barber said: “I don’t believe that God exists.”
“Why do you say that?” asked the customer.
The barber said; “Well you just have to go out
in the street to realize that God doesn’t exist;
Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many
sick people? Would there be abandoned
children? If God existed, there would be
neither suffering nor pain. I can’t imagine a
loving God who would allow all of these
things.” The customer thought for a moment,
but didn’t respond because he didn’t want to
start an argument. The barber finished his
job and the customer left the shop. Just after
he left the barber shop, he saw a man in the
street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an
untrimmed beard; He looked dirty and
unkept. The customer turned back and
entered the barber shop again and said to
the barber; “You know what? Barbers do not
exist.” "How can you say that?" asked the
surprised barber. “I am here, and I am a
barber, and I just worked on you!” “No!” the
customer exclaimed. “Barbers don't exist
because if they do, there would be no people
with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards,
like that man outside.” The barber said; “Ah,
but barbers DO exist; what happens is, people
don't come to me.” “Exactly”- affirmed the
customer; “That’s the point.” God too, DOES
exist; But what happens is, people don’t go to
Him and do not look for him.