An Answer Why?

It really upsets me when bad things happen to good people and in the last couple of weeks that has occurred twice on the peninsula.  2 days before Christmas a friend of mine from work, someone that was one of the first people to welcome me into town, take me out to meet new people and show me around lost her father unexpectedly.  Really?  This is beyond unfair on so many levels that I'm overwhelmed with a lack of understanding to the point of utter frustration!

And then today a good friend of mine from work was struck by a vehicle while walking across the street, in the crosswalk.  Seriously?!  I did not witness the accident but I did see the vehicle on the side of the road afterwards and the windshield was completely smashed in.  This happened on a main road going through Monterey, a road that we all cross to get to work after parking our cars.  How does this happen to someone that is one of the most beloved people at work and who goes above and beyond her call of duty each and every day?  Her and her husband are two of the nicest, most caring people I have ever met and it truly pisses me off that this had to happen to them.  Luckily for her there was no head, neck, or back injury and no internal damage but unfortunately she really destroyed her leg/knee and has already been in surgery today.

I have worked really hard at gaining back an understanding of my religion, to find faith to help me get through my darkest times, but it's times like these that always bring up that question of why?  Why would God do something like this to these people that are so friendly, outgoing, and personable?  To people that are cared about immensely by their peers?  When my best friend lost his father when I was a freshman in college I asked these same questions and I still do not understand why?  I thought good things were supposed to happen to good people?  And while I often believe that everything happens for a reason I am struggling mightily to convince myself that this is true in these two occasions.  There is no reason for a daughter to lose her father or a wife to lose a husband at such a young age, unexpectedly and there is no reason for someone already in a walking boot due to the ankle surgery she was going to have soon to get hit by a flipping car!  But then again I cannot see into the future and I cannot see the path that these two lovely ladies are heading down so I do not know if there is or is not a reason.  I can only ask why and await my answer with patience.

Please keep my friends Andrea and Erin in your hearts, thoughts, and prayers as Andrea and her family cope with the loss of her father and Erin recovers from her major injuries.