"Everything Happens for a Reason" (Response to Siearra's Post)

I would definitely agree here, the saying, "everything happens for a reason," seems to derive itself from deterministic roots.  Like most cliches though, it can be taken literally or figuratively, in a thousand different ways.

For example, that same saying can apply to "God's plan," or simply someone who thinks that every experience has a benefit, in some way, regardless of whether or not it was literally meant to happen.  The aspects in which certain ideas can be interpreted is very interesting, as one idea can appeal to different ideologies which at first seem very polarizing.