Everyone suffers to some extent - it's just the nature of things. There are no free rides and no do-overs in this life. We get what we get and it's up to us to do the best we can with whatever it is.
My neighbor hurt his back three years ago and can't work anymore. The family went from living a nice, comfortable life to getting food from the food bank. A friend just found out that she has breast cancer. Another neighbor recently had his larynx removed due to throat cancer and can no longer speak. I could go on and on with one sad story after another.
It's so easy to be the victim and to be angry at our situations, but I try not to feel sorry for myself. I read somewhere that true happiness is the ability to enjoy life in the face of suffering.
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." Ernest Hemingway
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