Does anybody else feel an overwhelming amount of grief when bad things happen to really good people? I have come to realize that any pain we encounter tends to evoke us. It awakens our anger, our sadness, and our drive to live life each and every day to the fullest. In this crazy world we live in, bad things happen every single day. Whether it's someone's terrible luck or terrible timing, it never feels good knowing good people are facing tragedy. I've thought about this question of why bad things happen to good people over and over and in the end, there is never an answer. There are no explanations as to why certain things happen, but there are answers about how we can react when they do.

When any of these upstanding people are close to us, whether it is their location or we have a deeper connection with their struggle, we always feel the sadness wholeheartedly. Sometimes, we never feel as if we can do anything to take away another's pain, but I have learned that small actions can make us feel more purposeful and supportive. It is possible to help these good people feel love, or an endearing presence of harmony and togetherness when we show them we are here for them through it all. I have made some sense of that because we really don't know what is in store for us in this lifetime and all of us feel helpless at times. My mind seems to settle when I see love overcome even the worst agony. So yes, bad things do happen to good people, but how we respond and show our care can help take away a little of the hurt for those who are heartbroken.