G to the O to the D

I think about the big guy or girl or thing often, it comes up with when trying to get a big picture of the world.  And one thing I hear often mentioned in relation to God is that how can one so powerful on omnipotent all allow these terrible things to happen all over the world.

This last sentence is what I am about to address.  First I have to clarify one really important premises.  That ones own happiness and outlook is solely in the realm of the possessor to influence.   I don't mean comforts or situation I mean a state of being and thought.  Now to move to the point I draw back to my catholic school days when I remember hearing that God's greatest gift to mankind, or womankind is free will.  To me I can not fathom a great gift, and I relish it everyday. No keeping this in mind and if there is a big God out there and this was his first and most unbreakable gift all the strife and horrors are lifted from his blame.  Meaning in order for some of the terrible things that are happening to not be taking place or for God to interfere would mean breaking that first and most precious gift free will.  I mean to stop someone from killing me if he wanted to kill me would be to remove his will.  And if there is a God this point that I just made makes me respect and pity God to amazing levels.  Can you imagine watching your creations do what is going on and be able to stop it but know you will not, seriously that takes will power.  

So I can take all sorts of responses on this or on you view of a God or of gods.  

Another thing I thought of is that there are many gods (notice lower case g) interfering with worlds around the universe, and God is the big boss, and that the gods just are not doing a great job of running the show. 

In defense of my fellow humans terrible treatment of well... everything I will say this.  In terms of evolution which I firmly believe in, we, as higher thinking beings are embryos time wise.  We have had so little time to evolve into understanding our place in the world, and how to deal with everything especially each other.   With roughly 10k years of thinking experience and relatively limited lifespans it is no wonder we can't figure out what the hell to do, especially with our ability to manipulate our environment so effectively albeit destructively.  In no way am I excusing what is going on but I will say in the grand scheme of things it is not really all that surprising.  

-Zachary