The Day When God Leaves Us

The day started with another tragedy.
A stranger came up to me as I was boarding the bus saying she was very tired. I don't recall what I said to her her but I'm sure it was nothing she could have used, for she burst into tears. The smart-thinking bus operator gave her a hug. That, at least, got her on the bus. The operator gave her some kind words, when no one else would even look at her. I never thought Humans was capable of such meanness as to pretend she wasn't there crying hard for her life and her kids (She lost her children. I'm assuming in a custody battle. Dead children would've been too cruel). Maybe it wasn't "meanness" that held our tongues and our emotions. Maybe it was the realization that God has left her here with us. How do you console a lost soul when their God abandons them? When their pain calls out and no one hears? Humans still haven't learned to accept and help each other as fully as we should. God will always turn His back on us and here we are, face to face with the decision to kill or survive, to help or hinder, to bless or curse. This is a power we wield in our world, a power with vast resources, a power we have ultimately abused. If the pages of the Holy Book are to be believed, we find that God is a vindictive Being who, throughout human history, has had a difficult time accepting us as we are: There were curses, Floods, Fire and Brimstone, constant wars against humans working together(Babel Tower), endless wanderings, Commandments, more wars, even evil sent by God himself to "test" man's faith (at some point, Satan makes a bet and God destroys an entire household of moral and righteous people just to prove a point. Somehow the "reward" in the end pales to the hard won effort one makes at life. If anything, human Life is fragile and easily confounded. We have so many lies that helps protect us from the harsh reality that composes our world. When they fail, and they will fail, there is God. When the day comes when God abandons us, our only hope will be each other. I truly pray, for our sakes, that we are ready.