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Good God, Bad World?
(A conversation between Juan Carlos “J.C.” and a billionaire named Yu)
By Carl Pantejo, Pantejo@ynvurcepublishing.com
Excerpt from: “My Friend Yu – The Prosperity Mentor,” copyright Carl Pantejo 2007 – Y.N. Vurce
Publishing. www.ynvurcepublishing.com
Note: Throughout this article The Original Substance is the name used for: GOD, The One, Gaya, Infinite
Intelligence, The Universe, etc. Please substitute this name with whatever name/word you are
comfortable with.
A conversation between Juan Carlos “J.C.” and a billionaire named Yu:
…I asked Yu about something that didn’t make sense to me; a nagging issue in the back of my mind.
“Yu, I gotta ask you this question. If the Original Substance (GOD) is so benevolent and wants a win/win
for everyone, why are there so many bad things (e.g., sadness, cruelty, murders, wars, disease,
psychopathic serial killers, etc.) in our world? Is it merely our free-will, our ability to make our own life
decisions?” I asked.
As a child, I spent most of my Sundays sitting in the congregation while my father delivered his
sermons. In spite of this early religious training, the conflict between what I heard in church and what I
actually saw became a lifelong puzzling and nagging issue for me. This issue (the concept of a
watchful, benevolent God in a world where bad things happened) was one of the main reasons I never
became a “religious” man. Coupled with some pretty nasty, shocking, heartbreaking, and soul
wrenching experiences in the military; I concluded early in life that almost everything was a series of
random events; especially when I would witness death (among patients, the enemy, many of my fellow
soldiers, and even my father) that could not be attributed to anything else except “bad luck.”
Frequently, especially when a life event happened that I couldn’t understand, I would remember the
comical little prayer that my first operational Gunnery Sergeant would say before we went on a mission.
The prayer reflected his simplistic view of the World and God. After we completed all the final checks
and before we started the operational phase of every mission, the Gunnery Sergeant insisted that all of
us bow our heads in prayer. Of course, we all complied, mainly because we respected him, or feared
him (or both). Then he would say, “Dear Lord, thanks for always rooting for the home team. And please
forgive the enemy for being on the wrong side, Amen!” He was perfectly comfortable with his
dichotomous beliefs. To him, things were simply right or wrong; black or white with no shades of gray.
And in his little world, you were either a friendly force to support, or you were the enemy – someone to
terminate before being terminated by him!
I could never fully accept this kind of view. I saw too many things in my life that couldn’t be neatly
categorized into the “good camp” or the “bad camp.” Unlike the Gunnery Sergeant, I couldn’t blindly
accept the “God is always on our side and everything can be put into the big box labeled GOOD, or the
big box labeled BAD” philosophy of life. Sometimes I wish I could, but I always had lingering questions.
Yu finished his beer, wiped his chin with the back of his hand, and started speaking slowly and
deliberately. “J.C., I was wondering when you would ask that question. It’s very relevant to all that we
have discussed today. I’ll try and explain as best I can.
First of all, nothing is good or bad until we say it is. In other words, until we ascribe a positive or
negative connotation to something; that something “just is.” There’s a story that the Taoists tell about
two farmers. One farmer’s horse runs away. The neighboring farmer tells the horse’s owner that he’s
sorry such a terrible thing has happened and that now the farmer has to do his work without the aid of a
strong animal. The owner just says, “Who’s to say what’s terrible and what is not?” The next day, the
horse returns with a herd of horses he befriended while away. The neighbor tells the farmer that it’s
great that such a good thing has happened and that now his harvesting can be tripled. The owner
simply says, “Who’s to say what is good and what is not?” A few days later, the owner’s son tries to ride
one of the wild horses, falls from the horse, and breaks his leg. Again, the neighbor tells the owner that
he’s sad to see such a horrible thing happen to the son and that now the workload will be doubled. The
owner just says, “Who’s to say what is horrible and what is not?” The next day, government soldiers ride
up to the farms. They are forcibly enlisting young men into the army to fight a war. They have been
taking all able-bodied young men from the neighboring farms, but leave the owner’s son because he
has a broken leg. You see, J.C., nothing is good or bad until we say it is. It can all be good; or it can all
be bad. It’s your choice. Never forget that the Original Substance (GOD) is everywhere and knows
everything; things that we will never come close to understanding.
If you must deem something “bad” just remember that in every bad situation there is always some good
to be gained from it; and that in every so-called problem or obstacle there is the seed for its solution;
from which something greater can be obtained. You just have to look for it!
As far as the freedom of choice issue goes, yes, we do have free-will. The Original Substance (GOD)
does not and will not dictate our personal choices in life; IT just supports them. And remember the Law
of Cause and Effect goes hand in hand with the Law of Attraction. Call it what you will: Sowing and
reaping, karma, or “what goes around comes around,” etc., but you literally get back and attract what you
dish out. It is true that no bad deed goes unpunished. If you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Of
course, the inverse is also true. Good deeds always result in some form of goodness coming back to
you. In fact, in both scenarios, the result that “rebounds” back from the universe will often be many times
larger than what was initially “thrown” out there.
Here’s a simplified explanation for this “multiplied rebound” phenomena. When you act or think, the
effects of your actions and thoughts spread out through the universe like the ripples made when a
pebble is thrown into calm water. As your effects travel outward into the universe, they touch everything
in its path. In turn, those affected - from the furthest to the nearest – respond with their own “ripples”
back towards you. Each response is added to the group of “returning ripples;” eventually growing into a
“returning wave.” Depending on how far in the universe and how many were affected by your thoughts or
actions, the accumulated return from the universe could be the size of a small wave; or the size of a
good surfing wave; or the size of an enormous tsunami!
So, J.C., to say that the Original Substance (GOD) is benevolent to everyone is a true statement. Things
are things; events are events; they just “are.” We make them “good or bad” by our thinking. For
example, one person might enjoy sky diving and think it’s the most exhilarating experience on Earth;
while another person might be terrified of parachuting and instantly gets queasy from the mere thought
of “jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.” We ascribe our own “goodness and badness” to things we
see and experience; even though we will never know the big picture; nor will we ever understand a sliver
of what the Original Substance (GOD) knows. And the bad guys in the world? Rest assured that the
Original Substance (GOD) has already set down Universal Laws that guarantee such people will always
get what they deserve in the form of a huge payback! The Original Substance (GOD) ensures that its
Universal Laws are carried out perfectly, without prejudice, all the time.
My personal philosophy is that “IT’S ALL GOOD.” If something appears to be “bad” that simply means I
need to look harder. I also accept the fact that I will never know all there is to know about Life and the
Universe. That’s the Original Substance’s (GOD’s) job. My job is to do things in the Certain Way;
creating instead of competing. This enables me to be, do, and have all that I can possibly be, do, and
have. In the end, I get more joy; the Original Substance (GOD) gets more joy; and others are inspired to
do the same.”
Until now, I had never heard any rationale that came close to resolving my personal “Good God, Bad
World” issues. Yu’s concise disclosure of the way the Universe worked made a hell of a lot more sense
than all the sermons and theological dissertations I’d listened to in the past. A giant light switch turned
on in my head. I had the power to make life experiences “good” or “bad” simply by my thoughts!
And, as if he’d waived a mysterious wand and cast a magic spell, something miraculous happened to
me. Suddenly, all the apparently “bad” experiences from my past didn’t seem to bother me anymore. I
didn’t realize I’d been carrying around so much excess baggage; like an invisible sixty-five pound
backpack full of bad memories. I didn’t forget those memories; they were still there. They were just
weightless now; neutral, neither good, nor bad. Maybe in the future I would take the time to sift through
them and find the good? Listening to and understanding Yu’s explanation made me feel weightless
too; happy - almost euphoric. The feeling was delicious. It was like waking up in the morning from a
long sleep and seeing the first sun’s rays on my girlfriend’s lovely face...
Carl Pantejo
Pantejo@ynvurcepublishing.com
About the author: He is a retired U.S. Military veteran. Believing that school was too boring, he dropped
out of High School early; only to earn an A.A., B.S., and MBA in less than 4 years much later in life – while
working full-time as a Navy/Marine Corps Medic. In spite of a fear of heights and deep water, he free-fall
parachuted out of airplanes and performed diving ops in very deep, open ocean water. He went to
Thailand 1 year ago for a week’s vacation, fell into a teaching job, and has never left!
Carl Pantejo, Pantejo@ynvurcepublishing.com
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Good God, Bad World?
(A conversation between Juan Carlos “J.C.” and a billionaire named Yu)
By Carl Pantejo, Pantejo@ynvurcepublishing.com
Excerpt from: “My Friend Yu – The Prosperity Mentor,” copyright Carl Pantejo 2007 – Y.N. Vurce
Publishing. www.ynvurcepublishing.com
Note: Throughout this article The Original Substance is the name used for: GOD, The One, Gaya, Infinite
Intelligence, The Universe, etc. Please substitute this name with whatever name/word you are
comfortable with.
A conversation between Juan Carlos “J.C.” and a billionaire named Yu:
…I asked Yu about something that didn’t make sense to me; a nagging issue in the back of my mind.
“Yu, I gotta ask you this question. If the Original Substance (GOD) is so benevolent and wants a win/win
for everyone, why are there so many bad things (e.g., sadness, cruelty, murders, wars, disease,
psychopathic serial killers, etc.) in our world? Is it merely our free-will, our ability to make our own life
decisions?” I asked.
As a child, I spent most of my Sundays sitting in the congregation while my father delivered his
sermons. In spite of this early religious training, the conflict between what I heard in church and what I
actually saw became a lifelong puzzling and nagging issue for me. This issue (the concept of a
watchful, benevolent God in a world where bad things happened) was one of the main reasons I never
became a “religious” man. Coupled with some pretty nasty, shocking, heartbreaking, and soul
wrenching experiences in the military; I concluded early in life that almost everything was a series of
random events; especially when I would witness death (among patients, the enemy, many of my fellow
soldiers, and even my father) that could not be attributed to anything else except “bad luck.”
Frequently, especially when a life event happened that I couldn’t understand, I would remember the
comical little prayer that my first operational Gunnery Sergeant would say before we went on a mission.
The prayer reflected his simplistic view of the World and God. After we completed all the final checks
and before we started the operational phase of every mission, the Gunnery Sergeant insisted that all of
us bow our heads in prayer. Of course, we all complied, mainly because we respected him, or feared
him (or both). Then he would say, “Dear Lord, thanks for always rooting for the home team. And please
forgive the enemy for being on the wrong side, Amen!” He was perfectly comfortable with his
dichotomous beliefs. To him, things were simply right or wrong; black or white with no shades of gray.
And in his little world, you were either a friendly force to support, or you were the enemy – someone to
terminate before being terminated by him!
I could never fully accept this kind of view. I saw too many things in my life that couldn’t be neatly
categorized into the “good camp” or the “bad camp.” Unlike the Gunnery Sergeant, I couldn’t blindly
accept the “God is always on our side and everything can be put into the big box labeled GOOD, or the
big box labeled BAD” philosophy of life. Sometimes I wish I could, but I always had lingering questions.
Yu finished his beer, wiped his chin with the back of his hand, and started speaking slowly and
deliberately. “J.C., I was wondering when you would ask that question. It’s very relevant to all that we
have discussed today. I’ll try and explain as best I can.
First of all, nothing is good or bad until we say it is. In other words, until we ascribe a positive or
negative connotation to something; that something “just is.” There’s a story that the Taoists tell about
two farmers. One farmer’s horse runs away. The neighboring farmer tells the horse’s owner that he’s
sorry such a terrible thing has happened and that now the farmer has to do his work without the aid of a
strong animal. The owner just says, “Who’s to say what’s terrible and what is not?” The next day, the
horse returns with a herd of horses he befriended while away. The neighbor tells the farmer that it’s
great that such a good thing has happened and that now his harvesting can be tripled. The owner
simply says, “Who’s to say what is good and what is not?” A few days later, the owner’s son tries to ride
one of the wild horses, falls from the horse, and breaks his leg. Again, the neighbor tells the owner that
he’s sad to see such a horrible thing happen to the son and that now the workload will be doubled. The
owner just says, “Who’s to say what is horrible and what is not?” The next day, government soldiers ride
up to the farms. They are forcibly enlisting young men into the army to fight a war. They have been
taking all able-bodied young men from the neighboring farms, but leave the owner’s son because he
has a broken leg. You see, J.C., nothing is good or bad until we say it is. It can all be good; or it can all
be bad. It’s your choice. Never forget that the Original Substance (GOD) is everywhere and knows
everything; things that we will never come close to understanding.
If you must deem something “bad” just remember that in every bad situation there is always some good
to be gained from it; and that in every so-called problem or obstacle there is the seed for its solution;
from which something greater can be obtained. You just have to look for it!
As far as the freedom of choice issue goes, yes, we do have free-will. The Original Substance (GOD)
does not and will not dictate our personal choices in life; IT just supports them. And remember the Law
of Cause and Effect goes hand in hand with the Law of Attraction. Call it what you will: Sowing and
reaping, karma, or “what goes around comes around,” etc., but you literally get back and attract what you
dish out. It is true that no bad deed goes unpunished. If you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Of
course, the inverse is also true. Good deeds always result in some form of goodness coming back to
you. In fact, in both scenarios, the result that “rebounds” back from the universe will often be many times
larger than what was initially “thrown” out there.
Here’s a simplified explanation for this “multiplied rebound” phenomena. When you act or think, the
effects of your actions and thoughts spread out through the universe like the ripples made when a
pebble is thrown into calm water. As your effects travel outward into the universe, they touch everything
in its path. In turn, those affected - from the furthest to the nearest – respond with their own “ripples”
back towards you. Each response is added to the group of “returning ripples;” eventually growing into a
“returning wave.” Depending on how far in the universe and how many were affected by your thoughts or
actions, the accumulated return from the universe could be the size of a small wave; or the size of a
good surfing wave; or the size of an enormous tsunami!
So, J.C., to say that the Original Substance (GOD) is benevolent to everyone is a true statement. Things
are things; events are events; they just “are.” We make them “good or bad” by our thinking. For
example, one person might enjoy sky diving and think it’s the most exhilarating experience on Earth;
while another person might be terrified of parachuting and instantly gets queasy from the mere thought
of “jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.” We ascribe our own “goodness and badness” to things we
see and experience; even though we will never know the big picture; nor will we ever understand a sliver
of what the Original Substance (GOD) knows. And the bad guys in the world? Rest assured that the
Original Substance (GOD) has already set down Universal Laws that guarantee such people will always
get what they deserve in the form of a huge payback! The Original Substance (GOD) ensures that its
Universal Laws are carried out perfectly, without prejudice, all the time.
My personal philosophy is that “IT’S ALL GOOD.” If something appears to be “bad” that simply means I
need to look harder. I also accept the fact that I will never know all there is to know about Life and the
Universe. That’s the Original Substance’s (GOD’s) job. My job is to do things in the Certain Way;
creating instead of competing. This enables me to be, do, and have all that I can possibly be, do, and
have. In the end, I get more joy; the Original Substance (GOD) gets more joy; and others are inspired to
do the same.”
Until now, I had never heard any rationale that came close to resolving my personal “Good God, Bad
World” issues. Yu’s concise disclosure of the way the Universe worked made a hell of a lot more sense
than all the sermons and theological dissertations I’d listened to in the past. A giant light switch turned
on in my head. I had the power to make life experiences “good” or “bad” simply by my thoughts!
And, as if he’d waived a mysterious wand and cast a magic spell, something miraculous happened to
me. Suddenly, all the apparently “bad” experiences from my past didn’t seem to bother me anymore. I
didn’t realize I’d been carrying around so much excess baggage; like an invisible sixty-five pound
backpack full of bad memories. I didn’t forget those memories; they were still there. They were just
weightless now; neutral, neither good, nor bad. Maybe in the future I would take the time to sift through
them and find the good? Listening to and understanding Yu’s explanation made me feel weightless
too; happy - almost euphoric. The feeling was delicious. It was like waking up in the morning from a
long sleep and seeing the first sun’s rays on my girlfriend’s lovely face...
Carl Pantejo
Pantejo@ynvurcepublishing.com
About the author: He is a retired U.S. Military veteran. Believing that school was too boring, he dropped
out of High School early; only to earn an A.A., B.S., and MBA in less than 4 years much later in life – while
working full-time as a Navy/Marine Corps Medic. In spite of a fear of heights and deep water, he free-fall
parachuted out of airplanes and performed diving ops in very deep, open ocean water. He went to
Thailand 1 year ago for a week’s vacation, fell into a teaching job, and has never left!
Carl Pantejo, Pantejo@ynvurcepublishing.com
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