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by Jim Young, 2002
Academy Street Publishing
Carolina Beach, NC
".it is important to note that we are not our experiences
and our experiences are not the ultimate truth of our being."
~ Jim Young
Occasionally, a book comes along that you simply must read.
The Universe drops it in your lap and the answers you have
been seeking are suddenly made so clear that you wonder how
you could have struggled for so long to find them. Begin with
"If God is so good, why do children suffer?" Move
to "If God is so good, why does anyone suffer?"
Then, we have to ask "What is the nature of suffering?"
Finally, we find ourselves screaming "Why isn't God relieving
me of this suffering?" Jim Young does not expect you
to agree with him. He does not even expect you to believe
that he has found the answers to these questions. Jim Young's
only purpose in posing the question "If God is so good,
why do children suffer?" and in offering you an answer
is to walk with you for a while on your journey and introduce
to you the possibility of completely transforming your belief
system and, therefore, your life and the lives of the people
you love.
In If God Is So Good,
Why Do Children Suffer?, Jim Young methodically dissects
our perception of the nature of the Divine and our perception
of the nature of pain and suffering. He then explains with
great clarity that God is not trying to teach us anything,
punish us for anything, test us on anything, or strengthen
us for any reason. These concepts are deeply buried in our
race consciousness, but that does not mean they are valid.
These concepts do not represent the true nature of who we
really are. The salient question becomes "Why would God
create anything that needed to be punished, tested, or strengthened?
If God is the embodiment of perfection and we are the embodiment
of God, are we not already strong and pure and good?"
So, why do the children suffer? Young reminds us that just
because children come in brand new, tiny little bodies does
not mean that they are not fully realized spiritual beings
subject to the same universal laws as adult human beings.
The messages they receive from their environment, their access
to the subconscious mind, and their prior experiences all
combine to influence their experiences in the relative world.
These experiences have no relevance to the absolute nature
of who we really are.
Young's book is short and
to the point without waxing and waning through philosophical
diatribe. He does not care what label you apply to the Divine,
he only cares that you are aware of the true nature of the
Divine and aware that you are of that very nature. Most importantly,
Jim Young tells us how we can change our personal belief systems.
Now. Today. This very minute. Young lays out a blueprint for
receiving all that your heart desires by changing what your
heart believes. If God Is So Good, Why Do Children Suffer?
is not a long book nor an easy one, but it is an important
book. It is a book that could change the way you perceive
your world and what you teach your children about who they
really are. What could be more important for the future of
our world?
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