Everything happens for a reason, does it?

I always hear this phrase, is it really true?

I commonly hear this phrase, and in most cases it is thrown around quite often. A reason? I suppose there has to be a reason for everything as otherwise it wouldn't happen, for instance if you go to school, you go there to learn, if you have children, you may have them to love, create a family and to feel loved yourself or even if you decorate your house, it may be because you are bored of the same pastel of colours. I often hear this phrase when someone passes away 'that it happened for a reason', but what could the possible reason be? I've heard it's because they were too good, but surely everyone is too good if they were supposedly created in the eyes of God? I'd like to think that everything does happen for a reason, otherwise our lives and actions would be pointless.

The question I always ask myself is why life exists, there must be a reason, and unfortunately this hasn't been discovered, and most definitely never will be. A sad fact, however true, as our life is what defines us, and without a true meaning, can we really know ourselves?