Does Everything Really Happen For a Reason?

Or is this some excuse that we give to one another in order to make tough situations/encounters bearable? This is also similar to the "whatever will be, will be" quote we hear all the time. I guess since there is no way of confirming what was meant to be, It makes it easier to assume that what is or what something becomes is what it was meant to be. I dont know .... I dont think I can come up with an answer either...

Why this question popped into my head today, I dont know... Actually, I guess its from talking to Lady B. (Sometimes I think she is wiser than she realizes). We were on our catch up talk about life in general (religion, family... the works) and somewhere, somehow, this conversation came into play.

Back to my question, yeah, I think definitely situations and events tend to add up because there are those times that I see how things fall into place in my life and then again, there are those other times I cant and I dont understand things. I guess being the analytic that I have learned that I am, I am always trying to figure things out.... Sometimes I cant wait to see how things pan out...