Does evil exist?

The university professor challenged his students with this question. Did
God create everything that exists?

A student bravely replied, "Yes, He did!"

"God created everything?" the professor asked.

"Yes, Sir," the student replied.

The professor answered, "If God created everything, then He also created
evil since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works
define who we are, then God is evil."

The student became quiet before such an answer.

The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students
that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.

Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question,
professor?"

"Of course," replied the professor.

The student stood up and asked, "Professor, does cold exist?"

"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never
been cold?" remarked the professor.

The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to
the law of physics what we consider cold is in reality the absence of
heat. Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or
transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter transmit
energy. Absolute zero (-460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat;
all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature.
Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we
feel if we have no heat.

The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?"

The professor responded, "Of course it does!"

The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not
exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we
can study, but not darkness. In fact, we can use Newton's prism to
break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of
each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can
break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how
dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present.
Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what
happens when there is no light present."

Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"

Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already
said. We see it every day. It is in the daily examples of man's
inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence
everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but
evil!"

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it
does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is
just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the
absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or
love that exists just as does light and heat. Evil is the result of
what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart.
It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that
comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.

The young man's name - - - - - - - - - Albert Einstein

God, give us "drive"

God, give us "drive"
But keep us from being "driven"

There's a difference between "drive and "driven" --
The one is selfish, the other God-given--
For the "driven man" has but one goal,
Just worldly wealth and not "riches of soul,"
And daily he's spurred on to reach and attain
A higher position, more profit and gain,
Ambition and wealth become his great need
As daily he's "driven" by avarice and greed...
But most blessed are they who use their "drive"
To work with zeal so all men may survive,
For while they forfeit great personal gain
Their work and their zeal are never in vain...
For they contribute to the whole human race
And we cannot survive without growing in grace,
So help us, dear God, to choose between
The "driving force" that rules our routine
So we may make our purpose and goal
Not power and wealth but the growth of our soul...
And give us strength and drive and desire
To raise our standards and ethics higher
So all of Us and not just a few
May live on earth...as You want us to.

By Helen Steiner Rice,
Excepted from "And the Greatest of These is Love"

From: jgat@mozcom.com

A woman should have

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..enough money within her
control to move out and
rent a place of her own
even if she never wants
to or needs to..


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..something perfect to wear if
the employer or date of her dreams
wants to see her in an hour..


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..a youth she's content
to leave behind..


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..a past juicy enough that
she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age..


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..a set of screwdrivers,
a cordless drill, and a black
lace bra..

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..one friend who always makes
her laugh… and one who lets
her cry..

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..a good piece of furniture
not previously owned by anyone
else in her family..

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..eight matching plates, wine
glasses with stems, and a recipe
for a meal that will make her
guests feel honored..

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..a feeling of control over
her destiny..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..how to fall in love without
losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend
without ruining the friendship..
and how to change a tire!!!!!!!

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..when to try harder.. and
when to walk away..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..that she can't change the
length of her calves, the width
of her hips, or the nature of her
parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..that her childhood may not
have been perfect…but its
over..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..what she would and wouldn't
do for love or more..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..how to live alone… even if
she doesn't like it..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't
take it personally..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
..where to go..
be it to her best friend's kitchen table..
or a charming inn in the woods..
when her soul needs soothing..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
what she can and can't
accomplish in a day,
a month...and a year..

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..one old love
she can imagine
going back to...
and one who reminds
her how far she has come..

From: JeanAustria@astec-power.com