Anyone with eyes to see can find a divine presence in this world. No matter what you may call it (or deny, for that matter) God, the universal way, attraction, manifestation, Darwin's theory of evolution, they all describe an act of magnificence so beyond what the average man is capable of on his own. Yet, somehow we are a part of that magnificence. And so, when the words are uttered "That was just the will of (fill in the blank)" you gotta wonder, would you say the same thing if that happened to you? Now, I for one do know that there is a force at work much grander than myself. However, I dare not say that the supernatural powers at work are somehow on my side, as if somehow others have sinned and so "deserved" what they had coming. A particular scenario is the one in Haiti. I listened as a young woman so poetically informed me that "It was the will of God" yet turned around and complained two seconds later about something trivial. Yes, there is the possibility that all things happen for a reason. However, to say that someone "willed" an event so terrible seems a little inconsiderate.

If involved in a car crash which proved fatal for several loved ones, would you dare tell that person that the grand force of the universe willed that upon them? Doesn't that seem a little harsh?