if everything in life happens for a reason and everything we do happens for a reason...?

Question

then are there indeed exceptions to this rule and if so, what are they and in what way don't they need any explanation? in other words, what i am trying to say is that in life's situations and experiences, there is always a reason behind every action, every step and every decision we make. we say and do things in an attempt to justify and position ourselves in that situation, experience, dilemma and clarify and to show to others, they are what they are and they are who they are. therefore, is it really possible for events in our lives to turn out the way they are and do, without any prior understanding or knowledge as to why it happened in the first place? if we do things without thinking of the consequences of our actions or those things have no reasoning whatsoever behind it, are they therefore considered as pointless, meaningless as well as being illogical?

hope you got the gist of what i am trying to point out here

to simply shahid and others, i understand what you mean. if only it was that simply for me explain in a few words. in fact, yes you're right i could've have been able to simplify my explanation and make it more clearer for others to understand. i just thought about asking this question but to explain it as how i'd perceive and understand it to be, is not always straightforward. and well, in this case, for me it was

Answer 1

I wish I could contain what actually can be said in response to your question in few sentences. Could this have been possible?

This is true that there is a reason behind every thing and every situation in life. It is just that sometimes we are unable to comprehend the logical correlation among a multitude of things happening simultaneously. There are even reasons behind the silliest things that we as human beings do. Reason can always be found but we have to classify our knowledge according to what is reasonable and in what way. People at times act madly and however a reason can be found, but the behaviour cannot necessarily be called normal or rational. Similarly there are things beyond what we know as reasonable, explainable or understandable. I we see only through our knowledge, then we see with the help of what we already know, and what we know is limited in every respect.

This make us think and ask – can we know beyond what seem to us reasonable? And can we prove that the entire existence is not random and accidental but reasonable, however we might not realise it thus far? The deep structure of your question also contains the same question – is everything, the existence, completely reasonable?

The first thing that we need to realise is that our current method of acquisition of knowledge is purely scientific. We need to understand things to include facts about them in the body of our knowledge. The organisation and progression of knowledge is therefore based upon understanding. I something cannot be explained than that is not knowledge. If for example our entire knowledge is limited to a single petal of a flower then we would not be able see that we are living on a flower not just upon something elliptical and without an organised pattern.

This is also true that ‘we say and do things in an attempt to justify and position ourselves in that situation, experience, dilemma and clarify and to show to others, they are what they are and they are who they are’. This is the reason that our knowledge is relative in nature not absolute. We know things with reference to all other things in existence. We even know what we do not know in reference to what we know, and vice versa. We cannot know anything for sure until we are able to define what is it that we do not know. WE will for example never know the true nature of the Earth until we know the entire story of the universe and we do not know who we are either until we know what is our beginning and what would the end, if there is an en that is.

Now, the most central part f your question that, ‘is it really possible for events in our lives to turn out the way they are and do, without any prior understanding or knowledge as to why it happened in the first place? In response I would like mention theory of Quantum Physics. According to quantum theory at the heart of each atom of the matter that you and me are made of lurks uncertainty. It is completely impossible to predict with any reasonable degree of accuracy what a sub-atomic particle would do in the next moment, or where exactly it is in a single moment, anything at an atomic level can be anywhere simultaneously at a time. Now, if this is the sate of the matter that our physical reality is made of then we cannot say that our thoughts are completely logically sequenced as they emerge from the deepest recesses of our mind. We are, mind you, capable of thinking laterally and creatively. If all things were logical then nothing could have been created in terms of innovation, invention and art.

The next point in your question is that of personal responsibility. This is the gist of your entire inquiry. ‘If we do things without thinking of the consequences of our actions or those things have no reasoning whatsoever behind it, are they therefore considered as pointless, meaningless as well as being illogical?’. Or, should we act according to our free will and do whatever we like, or are there some moral, ethical and logically acceptable codes of behaviour that w need to observe? The answer is simply yes.

The reason of the world we are. However we do not see or understand reason in each and everything we encounter I our life but we do have an innate sense of reason, and that is the point. If we for example fall flat at the feet of subjective realism and conclude that it the randomness not the reason that rules the world then we will be denying ourselves, our own need for reason. We need food because we have a use of food; food eventually becomes us in physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual form. We would not survive to do good things without food. Similarly we need to see reason in this world because we are reasonable in essence. Now, if we are reasonable then the word that we are an essential part of is reasonable to. This is logically understandable that if a part of a whole has some characteristic then that means the whole automatically also has those characteristic. If we are in need or urge to find and see reason in everything then everything being a major part of ourselves is needs that reason too.

In the middle of this unpredictable world for the blind, there are examples where human mind has manifested itself reasonable beyond all reasons that we can think of. In the wilderness of this world for the one who do not see there is illumination of faith. Can our reason define and explain our need and ability to hope for better things, brighter mornings after bleak and dreary nights, and coming of seasons of spring after long, cold and harsh winters?

Answer 2

No! The truth is all things happen for a reason - cause and affect.

Nothing happens without cause except Love itself which has no need of cause. It has no need of reason, because it is without condition. (ie unconditional). There is only one love which is formless or without form and cannot be personal. If you say you love one person and not another then you have put a condition in and therefore it is not love.

I know what your thinking, " how can you love another who has wronged you" but you have to understand, it is you and I as individuals that make up this society, therefore we are all responsible for the good and bad things that happen in it.

All you can do is point out the mistake, it's down to the individual to see it. There is nothing else you can do. But be sure, when pointing out the speck in another persons eye, that your view is not obscured by the log in yours.

Intelligence comes from seeing your own ignorance - ignorance is making the same mistake twice!

Know thy self!

Try naming something which has no cause.

Answer 3

It has been my experience that looking back, every bit of my life makes sense. Even the ones that seemed random or wrong at the time. I admit, this is not how I feel every day of my life and I have had this sort of feeling only for some time now. Maybe it comes with age, I don't know. But I am sure of one thing: it has nothing to do with logic.

Answer 4

Ouch...my head hurts now...

If I understand your thoughts here......everything does happen for a reason.....if you get hit by a bus the reason could be that you were not watching the traffic....the reason could be the bus driver was talking to a passenger and jumped the curb.

Cause and effect.......

Now to say the reason is some supernatural or supreme beings wishes, "God's will" if you wish, is just not practical.

Answer 5

Yes, everything happens for a reason even when it doesn't make sense to us or others, the example of the bus (sorry forgot the name!!),is excellent to explain and comprehend the theory. I believe that there are lessons to be learnt from everything that happens around us, therefore that's a reason.

Answer 6

Actually destiny guides your actions and you act accordingly
I was trying for a job and got a few jobs which did not satisfy me and i used to feel not at home in those jobs.Finally i got into the railways and I felt I am at home at last.

Answer 7

Life is not ceteris paribas things happen without meaning and purpose and our reaction is based on the best of our past experiences and notions. Something has to be done do or die.

Answer 8

Generally, everything that happens has a reason. For instance, if you get run over crossing the road, it's because you didn't take enough car. if you pass all your exams, it's because you worked hard for it. Generally, there's nothing sinister or supernatural behind it.

Answer 9

Well, I didn't really get what you mean... but think that everything that happens has a higher perspective to it...a spiritual one...which you can find out if you want to and try to. Everything has a GOOD reason.

Answer 10

if i was to answer this question truthfully and honestly, the implications would be far greater than any of the other decisions in my life so im gonna go 2 bed instead