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Raphael now remained silent for a while as if he wanted to give me time to think about what was said. But this flood of information was to be just a fraction of what was to follow. After a while he said, "Do you want to start asking me questions that are on your mind? I briefly sorted my thoughts and decided to ask current and timeless questions, questions that occupy many people and immediately I started: "Why does God let so much injustice happen without intervening, although he would certainly be able to? What is the meaning of life?

"You have asked me two questions that I do not want to link. So, I will answer them separately. The second question I could prefer and answer with a single sentence, but it wouldn't help you now. You would understand the words, but they would not reach your heart. From a certain point of view, in that case you would still not have grasped the meaning of the statement." I interrupted Raphael with the words: "Please tell me what the phrase is that includes something in a few words that philosophers have been using over the centuries, if not millennia, to rack their brains."

Raphael stopped briefly, then looked at me with a smile on his face and said: "Your request is not unexpected. It will not serve you, but I will tell you: the meaning of life is to find love! Raphael took a break and looked deep into my eyes. I resumed the dialogue with the words: "You were right, Raphael.

I can't do much with that sentence. Right now, it's really nothing more than one of many sayings I've read in books or on the internet somewhere, it sounds like a phrase."

"You will be ready to understand the deeper meaning of the statement, different from understanding it now, with the mind and the heart. Everything needs time my dear friend, everything needs time. Even if you pull on a blade of grass, it does not make it grow any faster. You already know this saying. Perhaps it will help you if I tell you that letting go of many vices such as arrogance, revenge, greed, hatred, discord, injustice, false pride and envy can be seen as a step in the right direction. It is very helpful to free oneself from old beliefs and fears, on the way there".

Nothing came out of his mouth but love and understanding. I did not dare to interrupt him, so I let him continue. "So, let us better start with the first question: why does God permit injustice, although he would have the power to intervene and thus prevent injustice? The question gains even more importance in view of the fact that looking the other way and allowing injustice to happen, is declared as complicity in your society. If you see injustice happening to a human being on the street, and you have the opportunity and the means to intervene and help that victim, but don’t - you would not only be called a coward for lack of courage, but you would also be brought to justice for failing to help. From this point of view one can understand why atheists do not want to believe in a God. In their eyes, non-intervention and wrongdoing would not only be a question of ignorance, but also a signal of coldness and mercilessness. However, this does not fit into the image of a God whom we like to portray as kind and loving. There are only a few cases where God apparently intervened, put an end to the torment and prevented the misery from continuing. On Atlantis and Mu such an incident happened thousands of years ago. However, it was not the Creator himself who brought about the change, but highly developed beings, the Guardians of the Galaxy, also known as the "Blue Lodge", who were responsible for it."