I hear people say things always work out the best in the end, all the time. Is this really true? Is it just selective perception, to focus on the positive.

Sure we hope all will work out for the best, we wish it would, but does it always really, or is that just playing a psychological trick that really is just a subjective point of view? Maybe it's beneficial for one to hope for the best and see the bright side, but saying all works out for the best goes beyond hope. It's almost a statement of "fact".

When a situation affects a lot of people, who does it really work out for? Does it work out best for the individual or for the collective? Who is the beneficiary? Who is sacrificed?

It all works out for the best assumes it's a win-win situation when you look at it from a larger point of view.

For instance, when someone dies of a disease, did everything really work out for the best for that person? How could anyone know if it did or didn't work out for the best for all others affected if the person is dead anyway, there's no future with them to compare the future without them to.

A lot of people pass off beliefs as fact, but questioning beliefs these days and finding things people say can be very fickle, very subjective, and non-realistic. As I question things, I'm finding belief is like a one sided point of view that disregards a lot of points of view, even facts, in order to make it work.