Mohan’s musing: The fury of the flood and the fallacy

The inclement weather had created havoc in both the villages. Heavy rains coupled with frequent thunder and lightning like some rhythmic percussion music to the downpour  

If one was submerged under water rendering the people totally immobile and confined to home, in one of the neighboring village the lightening heavily damaged entire structure of the temple which was considered to be over 500+ years old and very highly revered abode of worship from people far and wide.

It took some weeks’ time for the fury of the flood to subside and as the village got into the act of restoring normalcy with the help of host of NGOs, there was this conversation between fellow villagers which was overheard but not disseminated further, for obvious reasons.

Senior: We must have committed some sins for God to have chosen to punish us....look at the fate of all of us …………our homes have been washed away .

Junior: If you talk of sin and punishment, what about the neighboring village, why has the temple been dashed to ground? How can God sin and be punished??

Senior: Shut up and don't ever speak about such things loudly ....God is God and we cannot compare HIM with human being...... Understand. 

The poor junior could neither understand not stand the logic……

Well, he was not privately convinced about the cause effect of “sin and sufferings” ….but as advised he let this fallacy stay within.