““He wasn't in a safe little story where wrongs were automatically righted; he was still in the real world, where bad bitter things happened for no reason, and people paid for things that weren't their fault.””
Life is unpredictable and often unjust; suffering can occur without cause, and individuals may bear responsibility for events beyond their control.
In simple terms: Reality is unfair and arbitrary.
Accept that hardship can be random.
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