This isn really related to magick, but if Love is all there is, why is there so much suffering & hate in the world?
This goes right along with the concept of free will (see above). Sure, if the Universe/Goddess/God wanted to, s/he could put an end to all of the hatred and suffering in the world at any moment. However, doing so would be removing our gift of free will. Without free will, what would our purpose of living be? We would have no *true* purpose in life, without the gift of free will. Otherwise we would be like robots with no purpose whatsoever. We would no longer have an option to create the life that we desire. We would no longer have options, period. There would be no point in life, if it weren’t for the CHOICE to live as we choose & make our own decisions. Even in giving up our free will by allowing others to control us (through relationships, religion, etc.), we are still making a choice to allow them to! One may *feel* as if they have “no other choice”. However, they are STILL making the choice. They are still exercising their personal gift of free will at every moment regardless of wh