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How To Happen When Nothing Has Happened Essay

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I would like to say that every bad situation can have a bright side, but this may not always be true. When you experience a devastating moment in your life you may not see this so called “bright side”. You see what has happened to you. You see that it has only happened to you. You see that someone or something is punishing you, and only you. You watch your friends go on with their lives as if nothing has happened. In a way nothing has happened. To them. A situation or tragic life event might not seem so tragic to others, especially the unaffected.
Then there are those happy-go-lucky people that can not be phased. They go on with their day unaffected while you cry and weep over a spill of coffee on your brand new cardigan. They are so happy, or so you think. These people could be anxious about the test they just failed or about the friend they lost. …show more content…

Isn’t that what most people do now? As I think back about the last time something little happened to me I remember thinking “oh, I wanted another cardigan anyway” or “well, I didn’t care for that color”. We make excuses for the rough times in our lives to try and convince ourselves that everything happens for a reason. Like when someone in our family dies we try to tell ourselves that they will be happier, up in the sky, wherever they are. We say this while pushing the thought of not knowing to the back of our mind. My interpretation on this “bright side” is that it’s just a cozy lie. A lie you can bury your face in like a pillow and hide from the truth of your thoughts. This “bright side” is the thing people tell you about when your grandmother dies or when you lose your last big one-hundred yard dash sprint. It’s something you make up on the spot. When people say “look at the bright side” you can feel the pity they have for you. They say this as only an attempt to make you feel better about

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