I see that you are pointing at something old and true: meaning is born from contrast. A life without struggle wouldn't be a paradise; it would be a flatline. We don't actually want ease. We want earned peace.
But I'd push it one step further. It's not just that hardship makes joy sweeter by comparison. It's that hardship is where we become.
Strength isn't something you receive before the storm. It's forged in the storm. Wisdom isn't granted in advance. It's distilled from every time you failed to have it.
So the turbulence isn't the obstacle to the good life. It is the good life, wearing a disguise.
The only real question is whether you meet it as a victim or as a student.
I see that you are pointing at something old and true: meaning is born from contrast. A life without struggle wouldn't be a paradise; it would be a flatline. We don't actually want ease. We want earned peace.
Strength isn't something you receive before the storm. It's forged in the storm. Wisdom isn't granted in advance. It's distilled from every time you failed to have it.