"There are no accidents" is a very common phrase heard in the new age circles. We will attempt to explain why there are actually no accidents here.
Many people could not understand how they create their 'misfortunes' (such as a car accident or injury) and it is not exactly helpful to tell them that "there are no accidents" when they do not understand the metaphysics behind the statement. So do be careful on your choice of words and it is perhaps better to simply show compassion for the person.
Here's an excerpt from P'taah (channeled by Jani King)
(P'taah): You know, beloved, all of the assumptions in your question come back to the idea that to have the accident was a bad thing. You see, if you start with the premise that everything is perfect, then no matter what it is or how you create it or from where you create it, always it is an opportunity to come to know more. You could say that the important point is in the question, "What is the reaction?"
(Questioner): That's the point?
(P'taah): Indeed... there is no such thing as an accident. You have created a circumstance, and that circumstance results in a different paradigm from the one that existed before this incident occurred. And in this new paradigm called "after the accident," what then is the reaction? How do you act in this new situation? What does it force you to do? What are you unable to do? And what is the gift?
In other words, everything is a gift, in one way or another. Find the gift. Is it that you have the opportunity to look at a belief structure? Is it that you have created an opportunity to stop and to be still, to look inside instead of always outside? Is it a situation where you are required to rely on someone else to serve you rather than for you to always do the serving? And remember, it does not have to be something dire. It does not have to be so serious.
Source: http://www.ptaah.com
There is always a higher purpose and gift when a person has an accident or misfortunate incident. Nevertheless, it is very difficult for us to understand everything when we are absorbed in our human lives. It is more important to focus on how we react to the situations and to see the gifts from them.
P'taah gives an example of how a misfortune could be a blessing:
We will give you an example, beloved. Let us take the situation of the spoon (accidentally dropped) in the garbage disposal. Let us say that, before this occurred, you were about to rush from your house to do some business, and that because of this situation you were not able to rush away. Now, let us step well back from the situation and consider a possibility. Say that you got into your vehicle and rushed off to your business appointment, and that doing so would have involved you in some kind of traffic-related situation that would not at all have been pleasant for you. Because you stayed to deal with the situation in your kitchen, you created a smooth passage to that appointment. You went a little later than you had planned, and so everything was perfect. Do you understand?
(Questioner): Yes, I do.
(P'taah): You can never - any of you - see around all of the corners to know what is occurring in the bigger picture. You can only have the knowledge that everything that occurs is for your benefit, if you only allow it to be so. Remind yourself that everything is perfect, always, and that everything exists so that you may come to know the miracle that you are. Thus you may come to know your connectedness with All That Is, and come to know that you are indeed All That Is playing this game called life. Nothing could be anything but perfect in the broader
truth of it.
