This I believe…that everything happens for a reason.
Throughout my twenty-one years of life, I have experienced some pretty amazing things, and I have also experienced horrible ones. At times, I have questioned why bad things happen to good people, and sometimes I even question why good things happen to bad people. Though I have never really been able to identity one true answer, the one that has held the most true throughout my life journey is that everything happens for a reason.
In some cases, the motto that everything happens for a reason has been a good enough explanation to cure my curiosity. For example, when I get a decent grade on an exam I knew I didn’t prepare enough for, or if I miss a class but the professor forgets to take attendance, I agree that everything happens for a reason. Through the years, I have agreed with this motto when the ‘reason’ seemed to be beneficial to me.
On the other hand, in the case of sadness or loss, everything happens for a reason just has not always seemed to be enough to answer all of my questions. For example, my grandfather passed away when I was twelve years old. I was young, but old enough to understand most of what was going on. I had heard people try to express that everything happens for a reason throughout different stages of our grieving, but it never sat right with me. Even today, I sometimes question what that ‘reason’ was.
However, through all of these ups and downs that life has thrown at my family and I, I believe that as I’ve gotten older, this motto does actually hold true, and not just in cases where I benefit. In a way, I think this realization is a sign of my maturity, which I hold a bit of pride in. I think that being able to spot the silver lining in challenging, or even rewarding situations, shows a level of maturity that does not come easily for everyone. I am one example of someone who had to work for it. Even still, there will always be doubts or disappointments, but I truly do believe that what’s meant to be will be, even if it’s not what I expected. With this more mature mentality, I think I have become a stronger person mentally and emotionally. I am at ease with my life motto of everything happens for a reason, because I know I’ll be able to handle whatever life throws at me.
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