Random Acts: Not So Random

"There are no random acts. We are all connected." This means to me that everything happens for a reason. Let's say, for example, that your best friend's dog dies because someone hit it with their vehicle. Let's also say that your best friend loves this dog more than life. Now, let us rewind back to the moment before the dog was hit. It's cold, dark, and somewhat foggy. The dog is digging through the neighbors trash, even though it has been told a thousand times before not to. A truck is carelessly speeding down the road towards the dog. At the exact same moment, a raccoon jumps out of the trash and runs across the road. The dog, doing what dogs do best, chases after the raccoon. The truck then runs the dog over. If the dog had not been rummaging through the garbage and chased after the raccoon, or if the driver had been more careful and was going the speed limit, the dog would not have died. If the dog had not died, your best friend would not be a devastated wreck. This just goes to show you that everything happens for a reason. There are no such things as random acts.