Just Because #SOCS

‘Just because’ has always been my favourite phrase. I’m unsure if everyone has a favourite phrase as such, but I do.

At a point, I’ve wondered a lot about the fascinating nature of this phrase that I even put a category on this blog with its name – Juz Bcoz. In it, I add posts that speak about vulnerable and raw human emotions that I’ve witnessed or experienced, or incidents that have intrigued me, adding a fictional flavour to them.

What’s so special about this phrase, you may ask. I’ve always felt that this phrase breaks stereotypes, challenges assumptions or logical flaws, and fosters empathy and personal growth. This phrase ‘just because’ is quite different from the conjunction ‘because’, as the latter often insists on providing an explanation for a happening but the former encourages one to savour a moment just because it exists – for arbitrary or whimsical reasons.

The phrase ‘just because’ also has the power to twist one’s perspective just like that. Let me establish my point by providing a few examples.

It can foster empathy.

She's late just because she doesn't value our meeting. 

Just because she's late, it doesn't mean she doesn't value our meeting. Is everything going well with her?

It can foster self-reflection and personal growth.

Just because I haven't done it before, doesn't mean I shouldn't try.