Our God — Page 198
198 Why are there Harmful Things in the World? It may well be asked that if God has not created anything with- out purpose, and everything has been made for the benefit of man, why do some things cause harm, and why were these things not created beneficial without having any harmful aspects? For example, the benefit man and other creatures derive from snakes should have been provided without any harmful side effects. The first answer is that the Creator did what He considered appro- priate. We have neither the right nor the ability to criticise the acts of nature. Our job is to find out whether or not whatever is happening in the world is primarily and collectively based on truth, justice, and mercy. When it has been proved that nothing in this world is entirely harmful but has definite benefits hidden in it, and even the things that appear useless and harmful are not really so but appear so because of the lack of our knowledge, then it is most inappropriate to find faults with nature and to ask why something is this way or that way. No wise person can expect that man, who is himself one of the creation, could have such deep insight into the principles of creation that he should be able to tell with certainty the principles underlying the creation of each and everything. So that is my first answer: when something has been established in principle, then it is inappropriate to go on raising random questions, one after another. Moreover, if we only accept things after all their intricacies have been resolved, then no debate will ever come to an end as such questions would continue to be raised indefinitely. It is only logical that when a thing has been understood in principle, even