Recently Alan in one of our meetups, asked the question "Is the universe helpful, dangerous or neither", similar to this is the question is a certain time favorable, unfavorable OR neither.

I think universe, time is what it is! Its how we react to it, what we do with it.

Our life is a like a game of cards. When we are born we are given a set of cards. Its how we play them. Some times we get good cards sometimes bad. We have to play and enjoy. Why get caught up in the cards, they are temporary for short time just like life.

Here is Osho's answer to a similar question:

"There are no 'times of uncertanity' because time is always uncertain. It is the difficulty with the mind: mind wants certainty -- and time is always uncertain.

So when just by coincidence mind finds a small space of cerainty, it feels settled: a kind of illusory permancence surrounds it. It tends to forget the real nature of existence and life, it starts living in a kind of dream world; it starts mistaking appearance for reality. It feels good to the mind because mind is always afraid of change for the simple reason: who knows what change will bring -- good or bad? One thing is certain, that change will unsettle your world of illusions, expectations, dreams..."  P153 - My diamond days with Osho by ma prem shunyo