hello valley.

i'm not really sure why bad things happen to good people.
or why good people do bad things.
i guess life is a constant struggle between good and bad.
but why?

since i was a little kid i've been taught to be kind to others. good.
i've been taught that sharing is caring. good.
i've been taught to say please and thank you. good.
i've also been taught to not steal gum from the grocery store. bad.
i've been taught to not yell at others. bad.
i've been taught that fighting is never the answer. bad.

yet here i am, 19 years old and life is still a constant struggle between good and bad.

i don't know why good people do bad things. i can understand good people making mistakes. but i can't understand why good people do bad things. i never want to hurt others. so why do other people hurt me? why have i hurt others in the past? i've learned from my mistakes though. and i've grown from them. my mistakes make me who i am today. when i was 5 years old and i stole gum from the grocery store i learned that that was a very bad thing to do. and i never did it again. i learn from my friends mistakes as well.

so if we as human beings in society have the ability to learn from other peoples mistakes, then why do we still do bad things? i just don't understand.

a friend told me a lesson she heard about how sometimes God wants us to get to a higher peak. however in order to get to the next peak, we must go down a valley. but if we have the knowledge that after we get through that valley the next peak will be so much higher than before, then we can have hope. those valleys will be hard. they will hurt. they will test us. but the next peak will be such a great reward.

so why do good people to bad things?
why do bad things happen to good people?
i can't answer that question because i don't know why. we make choices on our own and those choices are what hurt people. but as for now i need to hold onto the hope that i can get through any valley that comes my way.

1 Peter 5:10