Unraveling Life’s Mysteries: Does Everything happen for a Reason?

Throughout my life, many people that I have met have shared a common philosophical idea that: “Everything happens for a reason”. It’s a comforting idea that many people hold onto in times of uncertainty. Well, at one point, I too was deeply immersed into this belief system. Like many others, I embraced the notion that everything unfolds according to some grand plan, particularly after reading Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”, sometime around 2010. Oh! What an inspiring story it was, filled with hopefulness and optimism about life — those were my…