Things Happen for a Reason

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So you’ve been dumped, left for another, was rejected for a job, failed an exam, met an accident, been fooled, and cheated. At least once in our lives, we have experienced one of these things and we don’t understand why. We have been nice, we have offered what we can, and we do not deserve to be treated as such.


Well, life has an unexpected way of teaching us a lesson. It breaks us down, tears us apart and molds us into something stronger without us knowing it. It is a cliché, and it is of no help when we are going through something.

But we have to keep the faith and believe that things happen for a reason. I have contemplated on this for a while and we only get to appreciate this phrase once we look back at what happened in our lives.

There are a lot of times when my plans did not go my way. A life changing decision did not push through as life directed me into a more challenging and hopefully a more fruitful road. Of course such U-turns does not stop happening in your life. They continue to appear to allow us to reconsider some things we would not have looked at if we have continued on our journey.

I for one would not have pursued further studies if one of my life choices worked out. I wouldn’t have met wonderful friends and would have not seen my potential in certain areas that I have given up on.

Often, there are no clear reasons why things happen to us. Maybe these things just want to test us. How do we react to plans that do not work out? Life has to move on right? But how do we continue with it? It should be easy because we all go through life. But reflecting on what is happening to us and what will happen are oftentimes scary especially if things are not within our control.

So what to do?

I think it is important that we know we have options. We can always choose what to do and make the best out of what we have. Often we feel lost. This is when our support system is needed. Hopefully you get to have that when you deal with your drama. It will be difficult so dealing with it alone will be tougher.


Believe that things happen for a reason. Yes, it is a cliché, but that is what makes most of us go through something heartbreaking. 

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