Do bad things happen to good people ? | Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©

You’ve probably heard variations of this line, whether it’s “bad things happen to good people.” or “good things happen to happy people” or “You know that saying, bad things don’t happen to good people? That’s a lie. – Tori Amos.

Let’s look at some more thoughts on the subject: “I don’t believe there’s a reason for everything, and having faith doesn’t mean I’m blind. I believe people make poor choices. I believe bad things happen to good people. I believe there’s evil in the word that I will never understand, but will never stop fighting. – Tammara Webbe

Peter Kreeft says there are no good people: “That’s what’s so striking about the title of Kushner’s book: When Bad Things Happen to Good People. How is that fair? Well, the answer to that is that there are no good people.”

Nicola Yoon is getting closer:

“People just want to believe. Otherwise they would have to admit that life is just a random series of good and bad things that happen until one day you die. – Nicola Yoon

“Don’t Expect What Goes Around to Come Around. Total jerks and evil people often get all the good breaks. Being nice guarantees nothing. Good things happen to bad people. Sometimes, things just don’t “balance out” or “work out for the best.” – Paul Pearsall

Paul Pearsall hit a home run. Let me explain. I know, as do you, plenty of rotten people are not only wealthy, they live glamour lives: money and health galore. Yes, their dog and squirrel sometimes die and they cry out for their misfortune, but let’s face it, they’re like Tesla, their stock only goes up. You’re asking yourself: “Is their karma this f-ing good ? Is my karma this f-ing poor ?

Here’s what I do:

I shit on rich and powerful front lawn (hopefully, not literally). I stand up for the underdog. Not like fake underdogs (hello, Chamath Palihapitiya). Welcome to the only website in the world for the oppressed, underserved, unappreciated and unlucky.