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I think sometimes we don’t want to believe bad things – such as rape – happen for a reason because these things are so unimaginably difficult. But, what if the person who got raped overall has a much better life and doesn’t face many obstacles, compared to a person that has never been raped but has an otherwise horrible life? Just because we perceive certain struggles/misfortunes as worse than others does not mean they all were not meant to happen. The effects of these obstacles not only affect that victim, but those around them. Maybe a girl got raped to serve as a wake-up call to her close group of friends that she tells? Maybe the rapist has been a criminal and this rape finally gets him caught. Good can come out of bad things; and that’s why I believe everything happens for a reason.

I see what you’re saying; but I already countered that point in the poem. Think about what you’re saying for a second – a girl had to get raped so that a guy can go to jail, so that no other girls get raped? That doesn’t make sense. If the end reason is that no one should be raped, rape shouldn’t have existed in the first place.

However, I agree that “beautiful outcomes sometimes come from out the worst”. As in, no – there was no reason for the girl to get raped. However, yes – after she was raped, she wrote an amazing novel about the experience, that became a best seller, and fed her family for generations. To further clarify my point with this example, if the final reason was her family being fed for generations to come, why couldn’t she have won the lottery or something, instead of being raped?

Am I making sense?

Makes sense.

I believe that in its simplest form, bad exists to make us appreciate good. It gives us perspective.

Also, bad and good vary depending on the perspective.
Eg, what if a someone raped Beyonce? It’s a terrible day for Beyonce, but that rapist is having the best week ever. My point is, bad things are inevitable, just like sin.

I’m moderately spiritual, and I believe many bad things happen as a result of the sins we – as a whole – commit. For example, a sexual revolution of sorts took place in the 60′s and 70′s. And what hits in the 80′s? AIDS. If every single human being protected themselves every time; no one new would get AIDS and everyone who had it would eventually die out. But because we make bad choices, bad things such as AIDS continue.

I also feel similarly about Haiti in a way, although I haven’t given it as much thought. But the thought definitely crossed my mind “is it a coincidence that a nation known for practicing voodoo almost got wiped out by some random occurrence in nature?”

Also, keep in mind that “reason” has hindsight bias. When we say “everything happens for a reason”, might we really be saying “you can look back on everything that happened and find meaning”?

its just some optimistic shit to say when you know God fucked up….not that optimism isnt ok…just dont use it for everytime something fucks up… Cuz if shit fucks up constantly…its you nigga…its you