There is a story about a certain Rabbi (From: Jewishhistory.org):
“Rabbi Akiva’s favorite maxim was, “All that God does He
does for the good.” Once, after he was unable to find any place to sleep in a
certain city, he passed the night alone in the forest and repeated his maxim
calmly, “All that God does is for the good.” Then, one after another, a lion
devoured his donkey, a cat killed his rooster and the wind extinguished his
candle. Each time he said, “All that God does is for the good.” When dawn
arrived he discovered that a band of robbers had fallen upon the city and
carried its inhabitants into captivity. Only he had escaped because his donkey
and rooster were not around to make any noises and his extinguished candle did
not give away his location (Berachos 60b).”
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