Whatever happens is the best that can be.....

This is a profound statement. It is the secret of the sages.

Just imagine, if this statement is true, then we will be in bliss. The statement meant that, 'whatever happened in the past is perfect and whatever that will happen in future will be perfect'.  Many of us will not agree with this.

A scientific or logical mind will ask, What is the proof?  The proof is extremely simple. So simple, that it will be unbelievable, initially.

The proof is, 'since it has happened, it should be the best'. 'If it is not the best, how it can happen'. 'The happening itself is the proof'. In science, we believe in happening, and take that as truth. Most of the times, we may not know the reason. That is why, science continuously explores, the reasons of the happenings.

If everything is best, there is no reason to go away from peace of mind.  

With birth, death is certain. What about life? Life is not certain. Life is a probability. No of probabilities is infinite.  It is like a game of dice. One output will come. If we start evaluating the output, we are unnecessary troubling ourself.  What it means: if we think whether it is favorable or un-favorable? It simply means, we are playing a game of poker. If we are taking life as poker, we will surely be the loser.

Sages always talk about death. Most people complain, why they always talk of death. We came with a hope that they will talk about life, and probably they are trying to frighten us with death. Sages always talk of certain things, they do not talk of probable things. But had we ever thought: why do we avoid discussing death? It is simply because we fear death. We are living a fearful life. But sages talk of death, so that we can become fearless. If we become fearless, then only we can live. Otherwise, we are more dead than alive.

One question that will arise, if 'everything that happens is the best', then how it can applied to someone who has just lost a near and dear one. It will be difficult for him to accept that this the best that could have happened.  The answer cannot be given in isolation. It just poses one more question, why such a doubt do not arise, when the same near & dear one takes birth. That moment we take the event for granted. Why we do not complain that why unknown person has come to our life. The problem is we have taken life to be so granted. We never thank life, that such a person was our companion for some time. If we start thanking life, we will stop complaining.

Some people will immediately try to argue that, so we can do anything whatever we like, since it will be the best. Everyone is free to do anything, but he/she should not complain what life brings to him/her in the later moment. Why we do or don't do something ? We mostly do everything out of fear.

Thanks for reading. Your comments are most welcome.