It happens

We don't always get to choose the events in our life that ultimately define who we are. Some things in life are just larger than we are, and those events will leave their footprints on our life whether we are willing participants or not. Some of the bigger impacts that have been made in my life have come in the form of a whisper. Others have taken over my life in unprecedented fashion. I don't know why or how all of these things in life weave themselves into the fabric of "me", but somehow they do. I try to find solace in that when life brings me great pain perhaps I will rise from the situation with a greater knowledge or perspective than I ever would have before. Tragedy is simply an unavoidable part of life. If I can find some reason to believe that tragedy is molding me into a better person than perhaps I can survive it.