Barbershop Philosophy – God does exist!

A man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as
always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who
attended him.

They talked about so many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they
touched the subject of God.

The barber said: "Look man, I don’t believe that God exists as you
say."

"Why do you say that?" asked the client.

Well, it’s easy, you just have to go out in the street to realize that
God does not exist. Tell me, if God existed, would there be so many
sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there
would be no suffering nor pain. I can’t think of a God who permits all
of these things."

The client stopped for a moment to think but he didn’t respond because
he didn’t want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and
the client went out of the shop. Just after he left the barber shop he
saw a man in the street with long hair and a beard (it appeared that
it had been a long time since this man had his hair cut and he looked
so untidy).

Then the client again entered the barber shop and he said to the
barber: You know what? Barbers do NOT exist."
"How come they don’t exist?" asked the barber. "I am here and I am a
barber."

"No!" – the client exclaimed. "They don’t exist because if they did
there would be no people with long hair and beards like that man who
walks in the street."

"Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come to me."

"Exactly!" affirmed the client. "That’s the point. God DOES exist,
what happens is people don’t go to Him and do not look for Him that’s
why there’s so much pain and suffering in the world."

God does exist!