I think the whole idea of “things are the way we are” very closely resembles the “things happen for a reason” phrase I use often. As the text states, nature doesn’t identify good and evil as humans do. So humans need to instead look at situations more of cause and effect, what possibilities has this cause brought me? What new doors have opened that weren’t there before?....and what event would not have happened if that did not require me to change my thoughts or plans?
My comment:
I firmly agree with you that we should stop looking at what is bad or good and start to weighing cause and effect. We need to also see that even what we consider to be a 'bad' situation can bring us to a different conclusion that is better than even our imaginings.
In my life, I am going through some struggles that would test even the strongest of people. I can look at the glass as half empty and allow these 'bad' things to knock me down where I will have a horrible time rising up. These include losing my job, losing my apartment, leaving my beloved Florida, and traveling to family and friends that have shown themselves to be enemies undercover. Yet, these 'bad' situations haven't knocked me down. I have instead seen that I have been freed to recover my heart's desire that I lost 15 years prior. I have been a vagabond these months yet he has been there for me, inspiring me, lighting my spark to find a better tomorrow. He has shown me that I can do anything and supports me in all things. I have seen that had those 'bad' things not happened, I wouldn't have grown to appreciate when things were right for me...while he and I were together...and I wouldn't have grown to see that he is who I should have stayed with. Now I have been happier than I have ever been in my life and can only continue to go up from here. Things definitely happen for a reason and the way we perceive those things can change where we proceed to next.
Comment made by Janet Gray
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting point of view on the way things are. I too have always believed that things happen for a reason. Although, I may not always understand nor agree with the present situation. I always remind myself in situations of discomfort that there is a reason for this.
I also believe that we cannot control our situations, and or events that occur in our lives. But we can control how we react to them. These reactions definitely impact the next steps to be taken.