A True Story

Preface:This is a true story of a well known personality of our country,India,which the compiler (Self)came across in Internet while surfing.It is the narration of a conversation between a professor and his student which I enjoyed reading and found it worthwhile to share with other well wishers and members of Kavitanjali family.The identity of the student in this episode,for obvious reason is revealed only at end of this write up It will be in the interest of the readerto keep to this suspense till the end to get the maximum pleasure out of this reading.Let me now proceed to unraval the dialogue.



A Professor of Philosophy,who as an atheist did not believe in God,speaks to his class studentsthe problem Science has with GOD,the Almighty.He asks one of his new students to stand and answer to his queries----------

Prof -----So you believe in GOD? Student-------Absolutely Sir.

Prof -----Is GOD good? Student Sure.

Prof------Is GOD all powerful? Student---------Yes.

Prof------My brother died of cancereven though he prayed to GOD to heal him.Most of us would attempt to help otherswho are ill.But GOD did notHow is this GOD good then?
Student is silent.

Prof------You can't answer can You?Let us start again ,young fellow .Is GOD good?
Student---Yes------------Prof-----Is Satan Good?----Student----No
Prof------Where does Satan come from?----Student----From.....God
Prof------That's rightTell me ,is there evil in this world?---Student----Yes
Prof-----Evil is everywhere isn't it?And God did make everything.Correct?Student Yes
Prof-----So who created Evil?---------Student does not answer.
Prof-----Is there Sickness,Immorality,Hatred,Ugliness.All these things exist in the world don't they?---------Student----Yes Sir-----Prof---So who created them?
Student has no answer
Prof-----Science says you have five senses that you use to identify and observe the world around you.Tell me son Have you ever seen God? Student------No Sir.
Prof-----Tell me if you have ever heard your GOD? Student----No Sir.
Prof-----Have you ever felt your GOD,tasted your GOD,smelt your GOD?Have you ever had any sensory perceptionof GOD for that matter?Student-No sir I am afraid I have't.
Prof-----You yet believe in HIM? Student---Yes.
Prof-----According to empirical,testable.demonstrable protocal,Science says that your GOD does not exist.What do you say to that? Student---Nothing I only have my faith in HIM.
Prof-----Yes Faith.And that is the problem Science had.
Student---Professor,is there such a thing as heat? Prof----Yes
Student---And is there such a thing as cold? Prof---Yes
Student---No sir there is not.----The Lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.
Student---Sir,you can have a lot of heat,even more heat,super heat mega heat white heat a little heat or no heat.But we dont't have anything called cold.We can hit 458 degrees below Zero which is no heat but we can't goany further after that.THere is no such thing as cold.Cold is only a word to describe the absence of heat.We cannot measure cold.Heat is energy.Cold is not the opposite of heat,sir,it is just the absence of it.
Student---Now tell me,Professor,Do you tech your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Prof-----If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process,yes,ofcourse I do.
Student---Have you ever observed the evolutionwith your own eyes,Sir?
(The professor shakes his head with a smile,beginning to realise where the arguement is going.)
Student---Since no one has observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on going endeavour,are you not teaching your opinion Sir?Are you not a scientist but a preacher?(The class is in uproar.)
Student---Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?(The class breaks out into laughter.)
Student---Is there anyone who has ever heaed the Professor's brain,felt it touched it or smelt it?No one appears to have done so.So according to the established rules of empirical ,stable,demonstrable protocol,Science says you have no brain ,Sir.With all due respect how do we then trust your lecture,Sir? (The professor stares at the student,his face unfthomable.)
Prof---I guess you have to take them on faith,son.
Student---That is it ,sir.The link between Man and God is FAITH.That is what keeps things moving and alive.

This is a true story and the student was none other than a Former PRESIDENT of our Country----APJ ABDUL KALAM.

Source INternet Compiled by BAIYU Mumbai MAY 2011.