That brings ups several memories and ideas for me:

I met people at CTA stops that seemed like angels or some kind of secret agents from another dimension who were on missions to deliver wisdom, or peace of mind, even just a knowing glance or smile that communicated a sense that everything is going to be ok and that this life is really like a play and the director sends agents now and again to wink at us and communicate that there is some fundamentally benevolent agenda here underlying everything despite our experiences of suffering.

Once, stepping off of a bus on Michigan Ave. in downtown Chicago an old, thin, black man in a suit walked past me saying, “hey white boy” and everything about his demeanour instantly communicated to me that he had experienced plenty of unfathomable racism especially in a previous era. I then knew that I had taken so much for granted including my freedom and the relative ease with which I could just live without hassle.

As for the quote about god, not to get too philosophical, but it makes sense that if god is all powerful, then god would not simply be all good, at least not good in a narrowly defined sense. However, I tend to believe that there is a built in imperative of maximum evolution for life on earth. Sometimes, this may require us to experience that which we may not consider good.

Thank you for sharing your story.