* Listening to John Humphrys.
I was driving along, switched on the radio and there was good old John Humphrys talking to the CoE Archbishop of Canterbury. Humphrys must be out of challenges if he's trying to pin a C of E Bishop down.
Of course Humphrys (the short bit I heard before slapping the off button) was basically doing what everyone does and picking on a bit of the experiences down here on planet earth he's not happy about. It goes 'If there's a God why does he allow small children to die in pain?'.
Well John that's not the only thing I'm unhappy about, how come trees loose their leaves instead of absorbing them back and storing the good bits instead of dropping the bastard things all over the railway lines and roads. Why does it have to rain, what's wrong with fountains. How come we don't live to be a thousand years old, lets face it three score years and ten hardly gives you time to pay off a mortgage before its pushing up the daisies time. How come God doesn't stop people making hurtful remarks (specifically to me) withou providing a instant cutting retort. I've smarted for weeks over some of the things said to me and only thought of a good rejoinder two days later. How come all animals are vegetarians (except us of course).
that's just a list of the top of my head ( oh and bouncing instead of going splat when falling from heights).
When it comes to grievances lets have an all inclusive list (oh and why did God make heroine addictive, I could go on and on).
Perhaps the question is Why didn't God make a world acceptable and satisfactory to all possible inhabitants ? Lets face it what's wrong with Telly Tubby world, that's got nice furry rabbits and everyday's a holiday.
I encourage you to email your particular beef to Humphry's so he can bring it up should he manage to get an interview with the Divine Being.