Why do bad things happen to good people?

I remember one day chilling in my dorm room, I was listening to a song called "Moment of Truth" by a hip-hop group called Gangstarr (A great group by the way). The rapper Guru said a very potent line "Why do bad things happen to good people?" As the song kept on playing the line continuously was repeated in my head. I really did wonder why does this occur? For instance, I know several great people who have had to deal with too many trails and tribulations in their lives. You would wish for these people that they would get more good luck thrown in their lives.

I' am no exception, there were times in my life where stuff didn't work out the way it should have or I had to deal with unnecessary problems thrown my way. I would work harder and do the things necessary to reap the rewards I deserved, but for some reason all of my hard work would come up too short. As I watched others easily be rewarded for their work knowing deep in my soul that they didn't work half as hard as I did, it would unleash an eternal fire inside of me that made me work even harder than before. I would reflect and wonder did I work hard enough or did I slack when it mattered most. Something in my brain kept on saying keep up the hard work and you will be rewarded soon.

Every time something bad happened I dealt with the situation and made it through becoming stronger and wiser than ever. As I thought more and more about dilemmas in life, I had an epiphany that without bad things happening in life life would be boring. No matter if your a good or bad person, bad things will happen to you. I would be lying if I told everyone that if you are good all your life, then nothing but good could happen. This is just the way life goes, but if one understands this then you won't feel so hopeless when a dilemma comes up. 

Understanding this element of life has made my life less stressful than in previous years. Now, if a problem comes up I'm ready to attack and destroy it like a battleship. I now know why bad things happen to good people because the laws of life have no exceptions to any individuals.