When things are going well, it’s easy to take good fortune for granted. But then everything goes to hell, and I wonder why this is happening to me.
The larger question — the one that all the big thinkers ponder — is, why do bad things happen to good people? Or, more simply, why me, Lord?
The best comeback is the one that’s hardest to accept — well, other than the old, Hey, just be glad you’re still around to ask that question, ol’ pal.
The honest answer? The only answer? It’s a frustrating, Just ‘cause. And, yes, I know even that response is as ambiguous as an eternity of silence.