Life is full of challenges. Without any challenges, there would be no point in living because there wouldn’t be any opportunities for growth. We grow when we are encountered with a challenge, a struggle, a hardship, and we prevail. We can’t possibly know exactly why G-d gives us certain hardships and challenges, but we SHOULD know that they are given to us because G-d knows where we can grow, and gives us opportunities to grow in those areas by presenting us with challenges that have the potential to bring out that growth.
Someone who has an easy life won’t appreciate how far he or she has come. but someone who has gone through difficulties and prevailed, can look back and appreciate that G-d gave those challenges to him or her, and sometimes, may even be able to see why they had to go through what they did.
With this in mind, we should try to look at life’s difficulties and say “Thank you, G-d, for giving me this challenge, and giving me the opportunity to use it to grow, and become a stronger, more fulfilled person.”