Does god exist...?

So, today is once again the debate day. And the topic for the day is - "Does God Exist?", she wrote on the black board and looked at everyone carefully.

Class IX kids looked more confident than ever. This was possibly the easiest debate topic they appeared to believe. Everyone was always taught about god from the beginning and whoever said god did not exist was ridiculous and sinister.

‘Yes, god exists. We pray to god every day and he even answers our prayers’, said the topper of the class.’ I was once sick and couldn´t prepare well, but I prayed to god with devotion and I scored highest marks’ she concluded.

‘Of course god exists, in various forms. Our teachers are our gods too’ said another smart chap as the teacher patted on his back and appreciated him.

It was no more a debate, nobody seemed to disagree. One boy stood up and said god does not exist. Everyone laughed at him and pulled him back. How do you prove god does not exist they asked him and he felt embarrassed and backed off.

Then I got up and asked them to prove that god existed. If so, show me and I would like to meet him. I had offended everyone and there were 50 voices heard across the hall at the same time. The teacher defended me. ‘Let him speak first’, she said. And raise your hand if you have anything to counter.

‘I would like to meet god once. Have you seen god?’ I asked. ‘Whoever has seen god please raise your hand’. I have seen him in temple said some while others believed they saw him in their dreams or they had experienced his results. ‘Do you believe in god because of positive results or negative results?’ I asked.

‘Did anyone who failed in a subject believed that god made them fail?’ I questioned. Nobody seemed to answer.

‘Yes, god might have failed someone to teach them a lesson and give something better later’, the teacher said to continue the argument.

‘Who said so? Did god tell you personally?’ I countered.

‘May be he did’

‘Call me and I´ll ask him’

‘He only spoke to me because I believe in him. Since you don´t believe you can´t see him’, she said.

‘Yes, I can´t see him so I don´t believe he exists. You´ve seen him and so you believe. You’ve to show me to make me believe in his existence’

‘How can you say such things?’ said the topper. ‘You will fail this exam for making god angry’.

‘Like teacher just said, if I fail god has something better for me’ I told.

‘So you do believe in god’, the teacher intruded.

‘No, I still don´t. It´s only for her satisfaction I said so’

‘Ok students, let´s discuss about the results tomorrow’ she said as the time was up.

We all got out and continued our discussion on the way home…