A Christian
and an atheist were having a conversation about their different beliefs. At one
point the atheist asks the Christian a question:
“Why do you say that your God is so
perfect? He made a Universe so distant and vast, but put humans in a tiny
planet that looks like a pinhead compared to the whole Universe.”
“Let me give you an example,”
replied the Christian. “Imagine an old painter arranging his canvas. Brush in
hand, he paints a sun above the mountains, a bird flying in the air, a few
fluffy clouds over there, some trees on the earth, a stream here, a stone there,
and a colorful hot air balloon in the center of the sky. Finally, he makes
three dots in a corner at the bottom of the picture, and makes a tiny black
ant.
“Now,” continued the Christian, “we
may ask ourselves, ‘Why would he have made such a beautiful hot air balloon in
the sky when the ant can’t even reach it and enjoy the ride?’ The fact is that the
painter did not paint the hot air balloon for the ant, nor the ant for the
balloon, nor even the picture for the ant. The painter simply painted everything
for himself.”
“Likewise, the Universe was not
created for man (though he certainly may enjoy some of it), nor was man created
for himself. Special as he may be to God, he was made to be a small part of all
Creation. The Creator made everything for Himself. It doesn’t matter if man
cannot enjoy the sight of all the beautiful fish and creatures at the bottom of
the sea. It doesn’t matter if he can’t see bacteria or the surface of Pluto
with his naked eye. Everything was made to bring glory to the Creator.”
-E.S. Gutwein
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