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When comfort becomes cruelty after sudden loss

My best friend died in a car accident and people keep telling me everything happens for a reason but I want to scream because some things just happen and are terrible.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The human need to impose meaning on tragedy can violate the reality of genuine randomness and suffering.

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