A man went to a Barbershop......

A MAN WENT TO A BARBERSHOP TO HAVEHIS HAIR CUT AND HIS BEARD TRIMMED. ASTHE BARBER BEGAN TO WORK, THEY BEGANTO HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION. THEYTALKED ABOUT SO MANY THINGS ANDVARIOUS SUBJECTS. WHEN THEYEVENTUALLY TOUCHED ON THE SUBJECT OFALLAH, THE BARBER SAID: "I DON'T BELIEVETHAT ALLAH EXISTS.""WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?" ASKED THECUSTOMER."WELL, YOU JUST HAVE TO GO OUT IN THESTREET TO REALIZE THAT ALLAHDOESN'T EXIST. TELL ME, IF ALLAH EXISTS,WOULD THERE BE SO MANY SICKPEOPLE? WOULD THERE BE ABANDONEDCHILDREN? IF ALLAH EXISTED, THERE WOULDBE NEITHER SUFFERING NOR PAIN. I CAN'TIMAGINE A LOVING ALLAH WHO WOULDALLOW ALL OF THESE THINGS."THE CUSTOMER THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT,BUT DIDN'T RESPOND BECAUSE HE DIDN'TWANT TO START AN ARGUMENT. THE BARBERFINISHED HIS JOB AND THE CUSTOMER LEFTTHE SHOP. JUST AFTER HE LEFT THEBARBERSHOP, HE SAW A MAN IN THESTREET WITH LONG, STRINGY, DIRTY HAIRAND AN UNTRIMMED BEARD.HE LOOKED DIRTY AND UNKEMPT. THECUSTOMER TURNED BACK AND ENTERED THEBARBER SHOP AGAIN AND HE SAID TO THEBARBER:"YOU KNOW WHAT? BARBERS DO NOT EXIST.""HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?" ASKED THESURPRISED BARBER. "I AM HERE, AND I AM ABARBER. AND I JUST WORKED ON YOU!""NO!" THE CUSTOMER EXCLAIMED. "BARBERSDON'T EXIST BECAUSE IF THEY DID, THEREWOULD BE NO PEOPLE WITH DIRTY LONGHAIR AND UNTRIMMED BEARDS, LIKE THATMAN OUTSIDE." "AH, BUT BARBERS DO EXIST!THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE DONOT COME TO ME.""EXACTLY!"AFFIRMED THE CUSTOMER. "THAT'S THEPOINT! ALLAH, TOO, DOES EXIST! THAT'SWHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE DO NOT GOTO HIM AND DON'T LOOK TO HIM FOR HELP.THAT'S WHY THERE'S SO MUCH PAIN ANDSUFFERING IN THE WORLD."