It s only then that he would see the good in something he thought was foolish. When we see only part of the picture we do not see the truth, and when we do not see the truth, we cannot recognize the good. The Gemora says that a person should say the blessing Dayan HaEmes with the same joy he has when he recites the blessing hatov uv mativ . Now, we can t interpret that according to its plain meaning. I ve never seen anybody dance and sing for joy at a funeral and say Dayan haEmes with happiness.
People cry when they say D ayan haEmes .
But inwardly, deep in their souls, they can feel a joy. In everything that pertains to the external world we are bound by time. But the soul transcends time. So the soul knows that somehow it s all going to work out to be good. The soul, because it transcends time, is closer to the total picture.