Causality

I have to agree with Shakespeare, I do not feel that anything happens for a reason and I've never been a firm believer in Karma or anything like that. I tend to believe that experiences and events are random occurrences. I have the attitude that things in my life take place without any control by the universe or God or fate. I sometimes feel that people rely to heavily on the idea that there is a "plan" for our lives set for us to follow. It gives us comfort, maybe the feeling that we aren't alone but maybe just a crutch to lean on when things aren't going the way we hoped they would. I recently had a very close family friend pass away in freak accident at work. You do your best to comfort your loved ones and often I heard, "It was God's plan for him." I've never been so sure about this sentiment though, I think that as humans there is a vulnerability that we try to cover up with this notion of our planned out life, it gives us an outlet to blame the tragedy and pain on. I like to think that there is no plan for my life, the stars don't need to a line and I don't need God's consent. Any one event can change the rest of our lives.