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Do you think we are wishful thinking, in a God?

Sometimes in life Ill think, Im lucky to be alive. Theres times on the road a speeding car alnost creamed me, and just life in general I think, maybe someone is watching over me. But then I think of my aunt, who recently had a rare disorder that caused oxygen to be deprived, rashes. It would eat her own immune system they told her, and it did. One day, only having it a couple months, she said, I dont want to die. 😟 A month later, she passed from that horrible disease. Why wasnt anyone watching out? Was it truly just her time, at only 57??
And you hear of little kids...recently a boy kept a knife under his pillows because his mom was violent. Thinking ahead at a young age for protection. And then, his mother took the knife, and literally stabbed him in the back, and he died. An innocent little being. Was there someone watching over him????? 😢 While I do believe there must be some higher power and am astoundingly grateful for life, Its hard wondering theres a being watching us or that loves us etc, when you think of those examples.
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Sunujing · 46-50, M
I don’t believe in a benevolent god. There is too much evidence to the contrary.

I have had a myriad of moments in my life that have convinced me that we are here to learn and work on something. When a life is cut tragically short, whether it be from disease, bad luck or murder, it is part of a plan.

In the case of your aunt, did she complete the work of her life at a young age and this disease was her final challenge?

Did the mother who stabbed her child fail in her life? Was controlling her anger part of her plan? Did the child sign up for this life knowing it was a risk?

There is a fascinating book called Journey of Souls. This focuses not on past lives but the time between lives when we make a plan for our next incarnation. Having had an experience similar, I am a firm believer in this concept.

Beyond my personal experience, the concept that all this is part of a plan is rather soothing. Maybe not a divine creator but a journey we are on to re-join a more neutral creator.