“If there is a God------“

Countless such instances come before us when the people are seen linking their faith in God to some magic like happenings in their lives. Instances of people in deep distress mumbling before God in temples, Churches, Mosques and other places of worship “If you are really there then save my-----------.” are encountered very often. Why should God’s powers and existence be put to test and who are we to test Him?



In other words we expect God to create a miracle to bring a realization in all atheists that He really exists and has the powers which no body else has as many demon kings were seen doing in various mythological epics.



Sometimes back I had read the story of a pilot who came out from a certain death in a plane crash while his companions numbering about five were killed. This incident changed him from an atheist to a believer in God. To me it is a flawed perception of god. That pilot should have put this question to him why his companions all of whom probably were not atheists like him were killed. Why did God choose to save him only and not others? This can lead to some flawed conclusions –First, God is not kind to those who accept his existence but is kind to them who do not accept his existences. Second, God wants to prove his existence to those who don’t believe him with his miracle like act.



Death or an escape from death is the part of law of karma and it has nothing to do with God’s existence. Fact is that He is a creator as well as destroyer. Everything what he creates undergoes a change like the flowing river which ultimately loses its identity after submerging in to a sea. Same is true of a man and other living creatures they take birth undergo a constant change and then death takes them away. After death what form the soul takes depends upon its karma. If God starts prolonging the life of those who start praying to Him seeing death approaching them then probable no body will die simply because every creature wants to live as long as it is possible and this universe will be like a pond with still water which emanates foul smell



In Mahabharata after losing all her hundred sons when Gandhari was inconsolably weeping with all her wrath directed against Krishna whom she considered to be the cause of her family’s annihilation. Krishna approached her and said “Mother you shouldn’t weep. Death is a natural law. One who is born will die. When and how he dies all depends upon his karma. No body who is born can escape this law of karma. The heinous acts of your sons could invite only self-destruction and nothing else. I don’t come in to picture at all. Even with all my powers I could not have saved them” This message of Krishna resonates what Vedas speak about law of karma. One should always constantly work to improve the quality of his present and future karma but if he think that by prayer or good karma he can escape the punishment of his past bad karma, he is wrong. Vedic philosophy is very clear, one will reap the fruit of his actions and there is no way to escape the resultant reaction. No doubt our good karma will get good reward in future in this life or next life.



The truth is that this Universe by itself shadows forth his greatness and existence. All of us working together can not create one tree and even if it looked like a tree it won’t grow. Those who love nature can only realize what a great creator he is. It has not been possible to count the type of birds and animals that exist and existed at any time. This planet is abode to billions but no two have same looks and habits. Behold the wonderful organization of the body! Even the most learned are wonderstruck with it. One day the same body becomes limp and all functions come to stand still and we pronounce that man is dead. If you dissect that body nothing physical will be seen missing but all the time that physical was functional due to a force called God or Cosmic force or anything else one may like to name. Then look at the myriads of earths, suns, moons and other heavenly bodies. Even the best machines and mechanisms designed by a man develop snag but what He has designed are flawless since millenniums. The longest day and the longest night come exactly after a year and a leap year never gave a miss and comes after every fourth year. All these things around us are not happening accidentally. Hence certainly there is a creative force behind us and His existence doesn’t need to be put to test as we generally do in distress by linking it with the survival of our near and dear ones.