Why NOT.....
1. G-d is all-knowing and knows what will be.... how can you bargain when the outcome is known?
2. Bargains are between equals or peers. And we are only a small part of that which is The One. While Eric Fromm made the case that our relationship with G-d has evolved towards contractual equality... we follow the mitzvot/commandments and G-d smiles and helps... that contract is with all people and/OR all Jews as a people and not a matter of equality of any human individuals with the Divine. ... In my "humble" opinion!
SO... TRUST G-d. Trusting G-d is what we can do. We can also have faith... AND we also need to DO GOOD.
I believe that G-d's plan is for good to triumph and for all to be well and that now and the future are fine. And even the past was fine .... with significant lapses of the good demonstrating, perhaps, how it is up to people to do things to bring forth the good.
YES there are people who are bad, evil, just neglectful, small, mean, violent, abusive, etc... etc... They and their behaviours are not to be accepted but are to be opposed in all ways.
From the sayings of HaRav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook:
"The righteous and pure of heart
do not cry out against wickedness,
They add justice.
They do not cry out against denial,
They add faith.
They do not cry out against ignorance,
They add wisdom."
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