The World Around Me

The world around me always touched me deeply, and I gave much thought to solving the challenges I encountered. When I was hardly seven years old, I took a stroll one Sabbath afternoon with my father on the main street and suddenly asked him, "where is the Almighty, and why don't we see him"? My father answered that I should not ask about things which are hidden from the eye. "Nobody saw the Almighty except for Moses - do not question it."

On another occasion I asked my father why the Almighty created some people rich and others poor. Why doesn't everybody enjoy a nice income? My father told me that this is to test the rich people, to see if they give money to the poor like they should.

© David Muskal, 2001