LitOut #11 : Why do good people often suffer the most?

Why do good people often suffer the most?

Whatever happened on December 16^th is well known to all of us. Why did a young girl, a budding professional, who worked so hard to come up in life, who supported herself and her family admirably, who was described as sensible and responsible by her father, who was full of dreams for the future, loved by all, have to go through a traumatic and excruciatingly painful ordeal like this?

Why was there no window of escape for her and her friend in that wretched bus? Why didn’t god come to her rescue in some form- like lord Krishna to the aid of Draupadi when she was being disrobed? Why did the fervent prayers of almost an entire nation go unanswered in the aftermath of the incident?

Finally, the oft-asked million-dollar question popped up. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why are good people suffering the most? Where in God’s name are all the values in what was once a peace loving nation?

It may not be entirely in the context, but in Chapter 18 the Bhagavad Gita talks of the natural duties of a Kshatriya and lists valour, vigour, fortitude, resourcefulness, skill in action, standing up firmly to the enemy, munificence and leadership.  We, as mortals should believe in God. We should lift the veil which clouds our vision and makes us identify ourselves with the body, this world we inhabit and life on earth, forgetting the fact that we all are a part of the divine and there is a bit of universal self in us.

The Bhagavad Gita reminds us, “For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain.” (2.20)

Self blame and asking oneself “WHY” is also a wrong step. There is an anecdote in the Bible which tells us that whatever happens is a part of God’s plan. It’s about a visually challenged man and people trying to figure the cause for this handicap. “As He (Jesus) passed by, he saw a man blind from this birth. And his disciples asked him, ‘Lord, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while its day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.’”

The Quran also says that all believers, even the most virtuous, will be tested to see who is steadfast in their belief and who is not. Those who hold on firmly in the face of the bitterest odds by their unswerving faith and complete acceptance are rewarded richly and enjoy the company of God.

Christian scriptures also reinforce the fact that an eternity of punishment awaits sinners and that this life span is minuscule in comparison. We may live in the worst of time but the law of dharma will prevail in the court of God.  

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