The problem with saying "everything happens for a reason" is that it gives you no room for feedback. Made a mistake and failed? "EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON!" Ok so what did you learn from that mistake? Exactly...
Stopping at "everything happens for a reason" is like taking apart the TV, not knowing how to put it together, and then walking away. (vs rebuilding it, learning about it, etc...) Transmutation into 'gold' requires the 3 steps of comprehension -> deconstruction -> reconstruction
