Pakistan floods, interesting quote.

[flobadob]

On the news today about the floods in Pakistan I heard a woman say something which I found interesting and quite amusing in a dark sort of way. Her home had been washed away and she was on saying "It took years for God to give us our house, now the floods have taken it away".

What The Funicular? Surely their house was built by local people and was destroyed by natural disaster. Can she really think that?

[mightyWBA]

Naomi I know the picture shows that the mosque was more sturdily built than the surrounding buildings,I've been making stuff out of metal for years,but to a person of faith it is a symbol of their God defiant.
Not an example of better quality structual engineering.

[naomi24]

Exactly WBA - and that's what's so sad about it. They don't acknowledge the reality.

[keyplus90]

I think few people are missing the topic of this thread. For woman’s statement I would say that she was half right half wrong. Being a Muslim I believe good comes from God as well as bad, Happiness as well as sadness. And why few people still does not hate God after that is a long and different story that few (here) may never understand.

As for destruction, structure, aid to Pakistan is concerned, then being Pakistani myself I do agree with what my brother birdie has said. Since the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia about 30 years ago Pakistan’s rulers (military and elected) have all worked and acted to promote interests of the other countries and have not done anything for there own people. And they have been paid heavily by the countries they are working for. All you have to do to confirm that is look where most of those ruler’s own interest are, and where their families and wealth is. Start with Asif Ali Zardari and then look at Pervez Musharaf and Nawaz Sharif.

[naomi24]

Keyplus, // Being a Muslim I believe good comes from God as well as bad, Happiness as well as sadness. //

But the point is when you think bad things come from God, instead of laying the blame firmly on his shoulders, you excuse him. You let him off the hook every time.

[keyplus90]

Perhaps that's the way you may put it. Afterall you can't and don't think otherwise. And of course you know about everything so hopefully do not need any further explanation.

[boxtops]

I don't think it lets God off the hook Naomi - rather that those who follow the tenet abut God moving in mysterious ways believe that he does everything for a reason. Sometimes people suffer as a result, but all will be revealed to believers in the next world.

[trt]

Maybe her rent was behind with the Almighty above, that's why he took it away!

[naomi24]

Birdie, precisely - but I'm sure we can think of a more appropriate word than mysterious.

[jomifl]

If my house was washed away I doubt if I would be able to think clearly and having had her house undermined I should think that the woman in question is trying to avoid having her beliefs undermined. That said it is obvious that god did very little to prevent the disaster, less even than the corrupt politicians who are more interested in holding on to power so that they can feather their own nest and build their homes in low flood risk areas. As god appears to be unreliable in the matter of flood defence (historically demonstrable) people should take there own precautions. Being such an old civilisation they have had long enough to do so. Hoping something will never happen has never been very effective. If you want something not to happen you have to see to it yourself that it doesn't.