Being human tends to see us having the need to justify /rationalise our experiences in order to understand and process them.
These experiences are for our personal growth, are they not? It would have been so much easier if we were taught mindfulness from the get go and bypassing all the drama of life - its Monday morning and I don't want to think too hard just yet - I haven't had my caffeine fix yet - but I will re-read later thank you for sharing!