I think that most people who say, “Everything happens for a reason,” can fuck off to a frigid cave,
Rob Delaney • A Heart That Works
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I think that most people who say, “Everything happens for a reason,” can fuck off to a frigid cave,
Many cannot bear it, and so they flee from it, hardening their hearts, seeking refuge in pride or nihilism.
The writer and rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of the famed When Bad Things Happen to Good People, in writing about things just like this, said, “Why do we have to insist on everything being reasonable? Why must everything happen for a specific reason? Why can’t we let the universe have a few rough edges?”
Nora McInerny • Bad Vibes Only: (and Other Things I Bring to the Table)
“The world’s an ugly place, loves. Unfortunately, I weren’t consulted when it were being made.
J. M. Miro • Ordinary Monsters: A Novel (The Talents Book 1)
when something ghastly happens, it is not helpful to many people if you say that it’s all part of God’s perfect plan, or that it’s for the highest good of every person in the drama, or that more will be revealed, even if that is all true.
Anne Lamott • Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair
Humans are such funny creatures. We’re quick with “comfort,” judgment, and meaning-making when it comes to other people’s losses. How many times have you heard “Everything happens for a reason” inside your loss? Those same people would be the first to refute that statement if something horrendous happened to them. We use words on one another we wou
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