Bad Things Happen

I have been asked why "bad things happen" and the only answer that I can come up with that I am sure of is "I don't know." I cannot reason out why something happens. I am at the place of my life where I know that I may not be able to come up with the "why" but I do have control of "how" am I going to respond to a difficult situation. I look at every circumstance and situation as an opportunity to respond in a postive or negative way. i have an opportunity to make a difference. I have an opportunity to respond positively to perhaps a very negative circumstance. Yes "bad things happen" but I do not have be on the sidelines doing nothing about it.