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everything happens for a reason en · X

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  1. Used for consolation, possibly self-consolation, after someone has experienced something unfavorable or unpleasant, and hence an encouragement to make the best of the situation.
    • Louise Wilson notes that everything happens for a reason. She believes the adversity she has faced in her life only serves to make her stronger. 2003, Tom Mould, Choctaw Prophecy: A Legacy for the Future, page 161:
    • As she put it, “I keep telling myself,'everything HAPPENS for a reason. 'So, I mean I think everything happens for a reason, and hopefully something positive will come out of it. 1998, Pamela Judith Aronson, Coming of Age in the 1990s: Women's Identities, Life Paths,, and Attitudes Towards Feminism, page 92:
    • At that moment this incredible feeling of peace came over me, and I was filled with a belief that everything happens for a reason. I realized that I lost my job for a reason, and I needed to trust that everything would work out. 2006, Jon Gordon, The 10-minute Energy Solution: A Proven Plan to Increase Your Energy, Reduce Your Stress, and Transform Your Life, page 193:
    • I also remember when you told us all that your mother would say “Everything happens for a reason” from time to time when you were a girl and that helped with the choice that was made on behalf of the firm. 2019, Jacqueline Harvey, Everything Happens for a Reason, page 412:
    • Everything happens for a reason. I don't think I would be alive if I did not have that hope. 2005, Charles Edward Jones, Daniel Ledwith, Finding Freedom in Forgiveness, page 136:
    • I also believe that everything happens for a reason, so as the tears and self-pity subsided, I knew that there must be another way in which my newfound knowledge and Punch's sparkling desire to perform could be utilized. 1978, Donald Myrus, Dog Catalog, page 251:
    • Okay, everything happens for a reason. All is for the good. Only fear G-d. All the Chassidic dictums about life were racing through my mind. 1996, Tzvi Jacobs, Truths Revealed: Modern Day Stories of Faith & Miracles, page 10:

Translations (7)

ka ყველაფერი რაღაც მიზეზით ხდება (Translations) · de alles hat seinen Grund (Translations) · ru что ни де́лается, всё к лу́чшему (Translations) · es todo lo que sucede, conviene (Translations) · ka ყოველივე მომხდარს თავისი მიზეზი აქვს (Translations) · fi kaikella on tarkoituksensa (Translations) · pl wszystko ma swój powód (Translations)