Why things happen when they do?
Is it a random pattern or there is a plan
We are often taken by surprise by it
The events stop us in our tracks with a shock
And we often rile against their randomness
But I believe that there is nothing arbitrary
About what happens to us in this lifetime
Everything happens for a reason too deep for us to fathom
If only we accept what comes our way
And try to work with it not against it!
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Written for;Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Random, hosted by Sue W and GC
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Yes, I agree. Nothing random or coincidence in the path of life.
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My thoughts exactly 😍
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I agree too Sadje …everything happens for a reason ..
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Very right Mich.
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well said.
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Thanks Vijay
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Great advice; working against is the hardest thing.
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Thanks!
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Very well said Sadje
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Thanks Saania
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❤
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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So many things connect, makes you realise not everything is random after all!
Thank you, Sadje.
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Thank you so much Sue. Perhaps nothing is random
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I’m with you Sadje and sometimes you can’t see it until much later but it’s so true.
Nicely penned!
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Yes, more clear in hindsight. Thanks Cindy
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You’re so welcome!!💕💕
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Having the right perspective makes all the difference, doesn’t it?
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Oh yes it does. But it takes a lifetime to acquire the right outlook
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Oh, yes, absolutely. I completely agree with you, my friend. And, when we get this understanding viscerally, all that comes our way looks and feels very different. Lovely write, Sadje.
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Many thanks Jeff.
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Most welcome, Sadje. Always.
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Certainly!
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Work with it and not against it…yes, something we learn in time if we’re willing enough to learn.
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It’s useful to flow with the current
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Don’t always like the things that happen, but as the years go by it’s easier to see the the reasons and/or the blessings that are with them. Well penned, Sadje! 💞💞💞
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Yes it’s only in hindsight we can see why certain things happen.
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I would tend to agree with you! We like to think we are in control, when in reality very little is in our control. Well done.
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Oh yes, we are literally powerless here. But don’t tell anyone 🤫
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:>o
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I agree, Sadje! Well said.
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Thanks Eugenia
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You’re welcome, Sadje.
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I like the Bible verse (and Byrds song) that has, “to everything there is a season.” Sometimes there is a season to fight back as well…
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True that. Before fighting back we need to accept the situation.
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“If only we accept what comes our way,
And try to work with it not against it.” You are right, Sadje. Thank you.😊
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Thanks Lokesh.
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People make plans, but Higher Beings laugh…
Is everything ordained and predictable? I don’t think so. Sometimes we leave five minutes late and then find out we just missed being in a bad accident. Other times when we don’t pause to think about the words (harsh ones) that spew from our lips… we hurt others.
There are predictable patterns in nature, but even nature is unprdictable. Especially with weather.
Now coincidences are a different ball of wax. Perhaps little karma clues – like the one police show I watch where the one guy says there are no coincidences. 🙂
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I believe that most things happen with a pattern
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The earth certainly has enough 🙂
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I think we try to make sense of what’s happening and sometimes we can’t. Then in time we see why certain things have taken place in our life.
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Yes, things look clearer in retrospect.
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Does everything happen for a cause, or do we try to justify or invent the reason behind it?
Nice take, Sadje.
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I believe that it does and we can only see it in hindsight.
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Great
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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