What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger.
One thing I have learned in life is that no matter how good (or how bad) things are, one thing is guaranteed..... change.
At the times when my life sucked, I was not worried because I knew it would change (one brings about his own changes in life). When I worry is when I'm on top of the world.... because I know that doesn't last forever, either. LOL
Life is certainly full of ups and downs. At least it has been for me. Gotta take the good with the bad.
One thing for sure. I would rather have my life full of ups and downs so high and low they peak the scale than to have a "normal, calm and listless" life like so many people do.
I was brought up in the hood, abandoned by my real parents and raised for some years by a black family that just took me in. At about 9 or 10 I was adopted by my white parents and... wow, what a life change. Out of the hood into middle class America.
At 9 I saw my first ****. Witnessed my first murder before I was a teenager. Didn't know I was white until I was about 6 or 7. LOL
I remember my alcoholic Dad holding a gun to my head one Christmas. Not sure I remember why. LOL
Then, it all changed. The best schools. Scholarships. Wealth. Successful business. All that money.
Still, I think I was happier when I was poor.
Like I said, life is full of ups and downs. And, I have seen plenty. What didn't kill me, made me stronger.