A report from the Other World

In yet another controversial decision by the Almighty, gunman Omar Mateen’s free will was upheld while ignoring the cries of 49 innocent victims at a nightclub on the Blue Planet.

The decision drew flak from the critics who dubbed it as one more instance of grave moral blunder by someone who is revered by the earthlings as the benevolent creator. “This is a serious cosmic injustice. What moral authority does the venerated Protector of Souls have after such a fatal error of judgement?” the detractors wondered.

They pointed out that the Lord had full sixty minutes at His disposal to do a miracle and save the lives of the screaming revellers at the Orlando nightclub before the bullets snuffed the life out of them in what is seen as a senseless carnage.

The experts who have been observing the events on the tiny celestial body, both causal and random occurrences, point out that this is not the first time that the Almighty’s action has been called into question. “There is a need to demystify this whole business of cosmic management. At least, it needs to be clarified that the Creator has no jurisdiction over the individual life events and therefore should not be held accountable for anything going wrong with the mankind,” an expert on existential dilemmas said.

Citing the outbreak of Ebola virus, which claimed 10,365 lives across the planet, a senior critic said, “It was ironical that a few survivors of this deadly disease conducted prayers to thank God while no one demanded accountability for the deaths.”

The Supreme Being was not available for comments. All calls made to His abode, some even disguised as prayers, went unanswered at the time of going to the press.