A man went to a barbershop 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 on various subjects.
suddenly they came to the subject of God. The barber said " Look man I don't believe that God exists as you say so"..
Then the man ask " why do you said that?"
"Well it's so easy.. you just have to go out in the street to realize that God does not exist. oh, tell me if God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. " I can't think of God who permits all of these things. " The man stopped for a moment thinking but he didn't want to respond as to prevent an argument.
The barber then finished his job and the man went out of the shop. Just after he left the barbershop,he saw an old man in the streets with long hair and beard (it seem that it had been a long time since he had his cut and he looked untidy. Then the man again entered the barbershop and said to the barber..
"Know what? Barbers do not exist.
" How come the don't exist?.. well.. I'm a barber".. said the barber
"No!" the man exclaimed. " They do not exist because if they did, there would be no people with long hair and beard like that old man who walks in the street"
"Ah... barber do exist.. what happens is that man do not come to me.." the barber explained..
"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."
resources: Islamic websites