The Rich Man and the Peasant

There was once a man,
Who committed many crimes.
He committed Rape,
Robbery,
Murder,
Kidnapping;---
He possessed a fortune from trafficking drugs.
He found his way into political office.
He was also happier than any man ever could be.

There was another man
Who was impoverished
And did not steal,
He did not purchase opium,
He did not rob or malign anyone,
He did not extort anyone, or threaten anyone.
He rather stood upon the stoops of the cornerstreets
And begged for his daily bread.
Why? Because it was good. But he was sorely unhappy.

In our modern world,
The first man skates through life
And prospers,
And if there were no God
Such a man would have filled his plate with good measure
And been happy his entire life for doing evil.
And such men exist.
The second man, he does what is noble
And he suffers,
And if there were not God
Such a man would have suffered it all in vain,
To have been unhappy for doing what is right.

Yet, our consciences all laud the man
Who did good, not seeking any rewards.
Our consciences hate the man
Who did evil, and sought a reward under every oak.

With that said,
It's this in mind that lets me know God exists
For if a world were to exist
Where both men were judged so
With no eternal reward,
First thing that would occur is hell on earth.
Second thing that would occur
Is that man would soon forget his conscience
And do what is evil, so he could benefit.

And this happens. Very often.
It is why I will believe in a God.
Bad men need to be judged
And good men need to be given mercy.
If not in this life,
Then in the afterlife.