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[ilumen8]

Something good my happen to/for me. If it did, my life would change and hopefully all for the better. Only thing is, if this good thing happens to me, it means something bad has happened to/for someone else. I have not caused this bad thing nor do I have any control over the situation. I feel bad for wanting  the good to happen for me, but it

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[awibs]

That is how I feel about every house under short sale or foreclosure that Alex and I consider buying. However, you said it correctly: "I have not caused this bad thing nor do I have any control over the situation." Not buying a house is not going to rescue the previous owner from foreclosure caused by his own financial over-commitment, so I think we are both probably morally free to be happy for ourselves.