by Eva Maler

Created on: October 08, 2009   Last Updated: October 10, 2009

Question: Do we live in a perfect world?

Answer: Yes and no- depending on how you look at it.

On first sight we might be tempted to the conclude that nothing is further away from perfect than this very world we live in. People die, people take drugs, people start wars, people die in wars, apparently people destroy their own world and the part of the world I live in is quite rainy.

Perfection? More perfect misery.

Is it really?

Sure, there is misery and death in the world. But there is also beauty, joy and life.

Before people die they have to be born, before there is heroin there is a flower, before there is war and hatred there is friendship and before we'll all die of skin cancer we will at least get a perfect tan. Also, global warming should at least temporarily solve the rain problem of London.

Perfection, as a lot of people would describe it.

-No death

Oh, that would be great, wouldn't it. You are born into this wonderful world and you'll never have to leave. A party with no end. Hooray! Seriously, are you aware, that our earth is a confined space? The population of the world is growing by the day and people are worried about food supplies. Imagine what our world would be like after 7.000 years of human history without anyone ever dying. A pretty picture? I don't think so. The answer to "Why do people have to die?" is pretty easy: "Because there is no room for them to stay."
So, god, the big bang or whoever put us here- we have to credit him, her or it that death was a pretty clever a idea.

-No pain, no illness, no suffering and NO rain.

OK, pain is really annoying, illness we could easily live without(if given the choice), suffering isn't very nice and rain! Don't get me started on rain. OK, so one could assume that if we abolish pain and illness from tomorrow, everybody will be happy. That would be a lovely sight all the sick, the injured and depressed- everyone!- would be cured.
Aaaaaah, perfection. Perfection is great. But after a while we'll get used to it and perfection will start to look pretty boring and so it won't be long before someone got their bikes out and someone else jumped a red light to get to that really important "We Love Our Perfect World" congress at the other end of town (Unfortunately, it's always rush hour now because people stopped dying). And here we go again, at least accidents and injuries would be back in no time.

-No injustice, no crime, no drugs, no war

Hello, here is an idea for god. Make drugs, crime, war and poverty go

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