"C'est la vie"

The French phrase "C'est la vie", the English translation "That's life!", the Filipino expression "Ganyan ang buhay", the popular bumper sticker which says, "Shit happens", they all mean the same thing and that is - "unpleasant events and situations are a feature of life, that bad things happen for no particular reason". I'm like Homer Simpson, I'd say "why do things that happen to stupid people keep happening to me?" or Eric Foreman from "That '70s Show". In a particular episode of That '70s Show Eric says, "Bad things keep happening to me, like I have bad luck or something". Then Red answers, "Son, you don’t have bad luck. The reason bad things happen to you is because you’re a dumbass." Then I'd say, "here I go again, I'm in the same situation" and I'd feel bad. I'd think I have bad luck, or that I'm cursed or that I'm just a dumb ass. But the truth is, there are things which are beyond our control, like the weather, calamities, what people think about us, and a whole lot of other things. So, there's really no point stressing over them. Parte 'yan ng buhay. Just say c'est la vie, shit happens.

References:

Wikipedia
http://bytesdaily.blogspot.com/2011/02/shit-happens.html
An article I read several years ago in an issue of the Salesian Bulletin
www.tvfanatic.com
Daily That 70's show quotes on Facebook