On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < [email protected]> wrote:
> > Again, to the parent analogy, is there any point during parenthood > where you would remain hidden while a child of yours suffers? > > YES. Many times, I would imagine. Because often times what the child sees as "suffering", is actually learning, or what is best for them. When I give my son his relfux medicine he SCREAMS...he's quite sure he's suffering....but I know it's best for him in a way that he couldn't possibly understand yet. In a similar fashion, many religious people believe that what we view as "suffering" here on earth is actually just part of "God's plan"....and there is some greater meaning to it, a meaning that we cannot as of yet fathom. That's what people mean when they say they are "putting their faith in God's plan." This is also the customary answer to that famous question "Why do bad things happen to good people?" Answer: "We don't know, but God does". -- Show a little faith there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty but hey yer alright ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306334 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
