God & Kids! The Tragedy
God has placed within every human being the natural ability and importance of seeking and questioning. This is why the skills of asking questions and reflecting deeply are inherently given to everyone from birth. When it comes to the existence of God, many questions naturally arise in the mind. In a nurturing environment, these questions find their way to the surface, and parents, along with other elders, thoughtfully respond in a way that guides the child. But this practice has almost disappeared now. Children rarely ask questions, and the adults at home are not troubled by this lack of curiosity. Instead, they feel relieved, thinking their valuable time has been saved. Even today, my mind is full of countless questions about God and His existence, but I have no answers—and no idea where to find them. Perhaps, in the beginning, I felt restless about not having answers, but I learned to settle into ignorance over time. Life went on like that. The real tragedy was that my elders didn’t ...