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A young man used to pick up the regular arguments with God. “O, God,” he used to say, “you  call yourself the Creator of this world; you better know what a mess you have made in creating it this way: Poverty, hunger, inequalities, injustices of all kinds, ethnic conflicts, riots … and what not !”

God didn’t answer him for quite some time; the young man did not stop complaining, either. He was at his wit’s end; one day, and he asked God impatiently. “God, are you deaf? Don’t you hear my queries, at all ? Why don’t you do something about making this world a better place?”

This time around God did answer. He said, “My son, I agree with all that you say about the world; but remember, I created you with the power to make a difference! Stop complaining and start working ! You can make a difference.”