death and suffering

‘why does death and suffering occur?’

‘is such an existence not allowed? life and joyfulness would be nothing without death and suffering. one thing defines it’s opposite, though i suppose this is more of a philosophical approach.’

‘it would seem that death and suffering are antithetical to your position of a just and loving God.’

‘just – we can begin with that. a just God allows not for life and joyfulness. i assume by your use of the phrase of “just and loving” that you mean God according to Christian persuasion. under the rules that he first imposed, life and joy ought not exist. death and suffering are perhaps not even allowed. (according to my personal philosophy, nihilitas meritus status totorum hominium est.) may i make a proposition – perhaps events such as plane crashes, car accidents, sudden deaths, and cancer are not necessarily greater in proportion to the goodness of everyday life. perhaps all of the bad karma (so to speak) of the cosmos is released in short time periods while the good karma is released over longer periods of time. why did september eleventh happen?’

‘according to some, because september tenth happened; though i suppose that you are looking for something deeper than that.’

‘what happened on september eleventh was a horrible event that ended many lives. however, no one really looks at the previous minutes, days, and years of life and joy that came before that time of death and suffering. one must look at the entire plane of existence rather than viewing simply a point on that plane. that death and suffering exist in contraposition to life and joyfulness i have ever counted among my great joy and sorrow.’