Sometimes things happen. After that occurs we have to choose how we react.

Fate.

“The universe puts us in places where we can learn. They are never easy places, but they are right. Wherever we are is the right place and the right time. The pain that sometimes comes is part of the process of constantly being born.” – J. Michael Straczynski

We make plans, sometimes far into the future. We believe that everything will turn out the way we want it to, or expect it to. We love it when our plans come together, but sometimes they do not, sometimes they simply refuse to give in to our hopes and dreams, they insist on making our lives more complicated despite our desire for simplicity.

One might ask if it is fate or karma that creates these obstacles in our path, that makes us trip and fall when we finally achieve a stable stride. There is not much else it could be but meaningless coincidence. That could be a hard medicine to swallow, to accept that our happiness and hope are so often ruined by pure chance that just happens to strike when we feel most hopeful. As if it were done out of spite.

Nevertheless we try to cope with these setbacks, to overcome the difficulties. Sometimes accept the new conditions, as difficult as it is to accept the death of long-lasted hope. It may feel as if our souls are being crushed by an unstoppable force, but we always get back on our feet and keep going. There is no point in surrender, only in trying again. We have to stand up and continue along our path of life, reluctance to do so would mean defeat, humiliation, and the death of our spirits. We must continue, as we have no other course of action. We need to go on, because we choose to.

Maybe it is for the better.