Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Why or why not? How do you deal with situations that are out of your control?

Question

I am a positive person in general but sometimes I feel really overwhelmed

Zack-Bann · Accepted Answer

I recently dealt with a situation that was out of my control.
In a way I’m still dealing with it.

I do think everything that happens has an outcome and often time an unforeseen one.

I don’t think it’s “for a reason” as in a pre defined plan.

But I do think nothing is random.
Things are just a succession of causations and consequences.

And it’s very hard to accept that our good intentions are sometimes not enough to get us the outcome we think we deserve

But it’s true.

And accepting it is a process we must deal with when faced with such situations

And yes it’s easier said than done…

Maybe_Maybe_not · Accepted Answer

For supernatural reasons? No.

Instead I believe in psychosocial predictors influencing some life events we're going through, some life decisions we're going to take, depending on which society we live in, which circles, how we've been raised and by whom.

When it's out of my control, generally speaking, I probably oscillate between detachment and frustration?

MrOracle · Answer

There has never been life without struggle and there isn't ever likely to be. You can either live in delusion about that as many do, you can give up and be defeated by it, or you can take accountability for yourself and your loved ones, and do your best to prepare for hardships and work together to overcome them when they happen.

One of the reasons to have a strong framework of morals and values (to which you hold yourself accountable to at least as much as you hold anyone else to) is so that you have something to guide you, in good times and bad, knowing that life is a constant cycle between the two. And it's much easier to endure and overcome the hard times when you have close relationships with people who share those morals and values. No one can be strong 100% of the time.

150 years ago, nearly everyone understood this, because if you failed to understand it, you usually didn't live through the winter. Today, we are lucky enough to be significantly insulated against most of life's dangers and tragedies that when we have to deal with the remaining ones, we often feel overwhelmed, but that is a mindset and a choice, both of which can be changed. You have to make that a priority, which means that something else will have to be let go of.

ohsheeT · Answer

I do believe that for me its all about learning experiences  If you think about it we live life and we die everything in between is a learning experience hopefully we learn and become the best we can be we keep going.
 Forward, and there has to be a reason for that. You can't just be born live and it's all within us, all of us to become the best we can become. Not just to die , there's another reason too  I don't know if you believe in God that I have faith. And I say it's because when we die, there's another dimension we go into and we carry that on either that, or we come back here and relive it again, and hopefully become better people. So we move on to the next step. If you understand energy, understand frequency, understand the big Bang and the frequency of that and the frequency of love, everything is sound. Everything is like music, rhythm. Everything has a beat to it a pulse and with that pulse , is it comes a frequencies , it's just like how radio goes through the airwaves , and we hear it on the radio that's how it's done through frequency so energy doesn't die, we don't die our bodies do, but our energy, our soul, our spirit keep going on. And if
Everything happens for a reason is to become the best. We can become ours to learn as much as we can learn to take it with us But with everything that happens to us , whether good or bad , mostly bad and we learn from it , we will also see that it was for the best Through Pain and hurt is how we learn. We either prolong getting back app and going forward again.
And the only way we do that is learning from it , but no matter what it is , I do I have to learn something from it

Hagar88 · Answer

I dont believe in fate, predetermination or karma but I do believe in cause and effect. For instance if you got hit by a car was it meant to happen of was it because a drunk driver was speeding. A black woman dies post pregnancy was it institutional racism by the hospital or self inflicted pregnancy existing medical conditions that led to it?

Tiptoetamm · Answer

I believe everything happens for a reason. I look at it as a life lesson whether it’s positive or negative experience. Especially the negative ones. I look at those and learn and grow from them. I believe certain situations come into our lives to teach things, it could be anything from a problem something that didn’t go the way you intended it or a person who came into your life to teach you about yourself about how resilient you are and what your able to overcome. I also believe you cannot enjoy good times without bad times. How would you know what the good times look like if you don’t have anything to compare it to. I hope that makes sense to ya!!

uzumymw · Answer

Definitely believe things happen for a reason. Not because of any religious ways but because of life having so many coincidences happening all the time!

Some things I believe do not happen for a reason but is a result of unfortunate events

I do not like situations that are out of my control but it definitely happens often

I usually see what happens and hope it is a positive thing happening to me

MontBlanc · Answer

I don’t think everything happens for a reason but I do think we can choose a reason in how we respond.

Some things are random, unfair, or simply out of our control.

What matters is whether we let them harden us or refine us.

When I can’t control a situation, I focus on my reaction. That’s the only part that’s truly mine.

purplepoppy · Answer

Events cause Events. For example you're a few minutes late leaving the for work because a bird crapped on your windscreen, this delay means you avoided being in an accident. This isn't the result of some greater plan, it's just a bird had a good meal.

Finchie40 · Answer

At times I do but I try not to dwell on it because tomorrow is not promised so I try to live life the happiest I can , if something negative happens , I try not to dwell on it to much , because to me
it isn’t the end of the world , . We are all going to die one day so live each day the best way that you can , and don’t allow negativity to take the better of you , just say Fuck it

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

It’s not necessarily that everything happens for a reason, but there is meaning in everything that happens. Finding that meaning makes otherwise chaos feel more manageable and it often helps to discover the silver lining in our clouds. This is, i believe, the intention behind the use of the phrase “Everything happens for a reason”.

exitseven · Answer

No, the world is a random place with no discernable pattern. A bus jumps the curb and kills you and it was just bad luck.

Nikki1989 · Answer

I do think humans naturally look for meaning—and we’re incredibly talented at creating it. I always believe that life is a journey of self-discovery, as individuals often create their own problems when confronted with challenges.

ABitShattered · Answer

"Nothing can happen to me that God doesn't want. And all that He wants, no matter how bad it may appear to be for us is really for the best." -St. Thomas More

ponderingpaul · Answer

If you can’t control it then you don’t think about it. Let go

Shy-boy53 · Answer

I believe things do happen for a reason , but I feel we don’t know what these things are at the time.

jahaims · Answer

No, that is what people tell themselves to cope with a situation

Anonymous · Answer

Yes. Everything happens for a reason. I tell myself that when bad stuff happens.

rebeccadn · Answer

Yes, if things didn’t happen for a reason than what’s the point of life and pray for the best in such situations

Anonymous · Answer

No, unfortunately, some things happen because some people are evil.

dudeinohio · Answer

Most things happen for a reason, I believe.

Hopeless30 · Answer

Thats a lie people keep believing

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