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Anonymous wrote:I hate when people say they ate blessed. Does that mean some people are cursed? I guess so.

The New Age equivalent are people who say "everything happens for a reason," which means their success and someone else's failure are the result of the universe instead of a million other reasons.

Both are said by people with no manners, essentially, as are humblebrags.

Can someone explain to me the “everything happens for a reason,” philosophy? I have a friend who thinks this but if you say “oh, why was that poor guy killed in a carjacking” (or some other tragedy), she will get impatient and say “you don’t understand” but then won’t explain it.

My mother used to say this a lot.

The underlying assumption is that life is a learning journey and that the universe is brimming with an intelligent consciousness that arcs towards justice and love.

The belief connects to other beliefs that the a universe is alive and creative and continually setting up opportunities for our souls to learn what we need to learn to grow .

Some lessons are harder than others but what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.

St Paul also encouraged early Christians that everything works together for good for those who love God.

Praise the lord

So much truth to that. People who say the other person just lucky have no idea how much good he or she has done and hence discard the blessing as luck.

What a simple minded answer. What about the 3 year old with terminal cancer? Why doesn't he/she get blessed?

Did her parents led the life devoted to God? For some sins, your kids will pay up to 7th generation, unfortunately.

But you also did not give the entire story. What do we know about this 3 y.o. family? Maybe her father would sexually abuse her had she stay alive. Maybe dying at age of three is a blessing for her.

What about the generations of slaves? They earn that too?

What about them? Look at Justice Thomas or Justice Jackson. Did they earn that too? I think so.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same about people using "blessed" in a similar way. You aren't "blessed" with a new home or awesome vacation.

Oh, I am blessed. I came here as an immigrant with zero money, now own several homes (including the one that I built), and go on 2-3 overseas vacations a year and several trips in US. I am SO BLESSED!

"Blessed" meaning lucky and/or worked hard to achieve what you have now. You are not blessed meaning a higher power gifted you these luxuries.

Who gifts the luck then if not a higher power?

Huh? Luck is random and is not gifted from anyone

Nothing random in this world. Some people just lack that part of the brain that is responsible for causation analyses (I believe it never develops in people who were bottle-fed, since the scientists still can't completely replicate breast milk).

You sound fun at a party

DCUM is not a party.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same about people using "blessed" in a similar way. You aren't "blessed" with a new home or awesome vacation.

seriously. what an arrogant take. Yes jesus loves you the most and wants you to go to fiji.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate when people say they ate blessed. Does that mean some people are cursed? I guess so.

The New Age equivalent are people who say "everything happens for a reason," which means their success and someone else's failure are the result of the universe instead of a million other reasons.

Both are said by people with no manners, essentially, as are humblebrags.

Can someone explain to me the “everything happens for a reason,” philosophy? I have a friend who thinks this but if you say “oh, why was that poor guy killed in a carjacking” (or some other tragedy), she will get impatient and say “you don’t understand” but then won’t explain it.

My mother used to say this a lot.

The underlying assumption is that life is a learning journey and that the universe is brimming with an intelligent consciousness that arcs towards justice and love.

The belief connects to other beliefs that the a universe is alive and creative and continually setting up opportunities for our souls to learn what we need to learn to grow .

Some lessons are harder than others but what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.

St Paul also encouraged early Christians that everything works together for good for those who love God.

Praise the lord

So much truth to that. People who say the other person just lucky have no idea how much good he or she has done and hence discard the blessing as luck.

What a simple minded answer. What about the 3 year old with terminal cancer? Why doesn't he/she get blessed?

Did her parents led the life devoted to God? For some sins, your kids will pay up to 7th generation, unfortunately.

But you also did not give the entire story. What do we know about this 3 y.o. family? Maybe her father would sexually abuse her had she stay alive. Maybe dying at age of three is a blessing for her.

What about the generations of slaves? They earn that too?

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Anonymous wrote:I hate when people say they ate blessed. Does that mean some people are cursed? I guess so.

The New Age equivalent are people who say "everything happens for a reason," which means their success and someone else's failure are the result of the universe instead of a million other reasons.

Both are said by people with no manners, essentially, as are humblebrags.

Can someone explain to me the “everything happens for a reason,” philosophy? I have a friend who thinks this but if you say “oh, why was that poor guy killed in a carjacking” (or some other tragedy), she will get impatient and say “you don’t understand” but then won’t explain it.

My mother used to say this a lot.

The underlying assumption is that life is a learning journey and that the universe is brimming with an intelligent consciousness that arcs towards justice and love.

The belief connects to other beliefs that the a universe is alive and creative and continually setting up opportunities for our souls to learn what we need to learn to grow .

Some lessons are harder than others but what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.

St Paul also encouraged early Christians that everything works together for good for those who love God.

Praise the lord

So much truth to that. People who say the other person just lucky have no idea how much good he or she has done and hence discard the blessing as luck.

What a simple minded answer. What about the 3 year old with terminal cancer? Why doesn't he/she get blessed?

Did her parents led the life devoted to God? For some sins, your kids will pay up to 7th generation, unfortunately.

But you also did not give the entire story. What do we know about this 3 y.o. family? Maybe her father would sexually abuse her had she stay alive. Maybe dying at age of three is a blessing for her.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same about people using "blessed" in a similar way. You aren't "blessed" with a new home or awesome vacation. [/quote
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This one is my biggest pet peeve. Feeling blessed! STFU

I like it when people tell me to have a blessed day -
A lot of Africans and African Americans do that. It is somewhat cultural and generally well intended …

I don’t mind if people say they feel blessed - it is good to not take positive stuff for granted …

But I can see where it might sound tone deaf if folks are mainly bragging about big splashy stuff …