If you don't suffer, you won't know how to end suffering for yourself or others. You also won't have any inclination to end it.

Suffering is training to end suffering. There is no other point to why we are here.

So a "really bad year" is still a "really bad year", but I am more qualified to end suffering in myself and all sentient beings. Anything beyond that is collateral.

So it's ok now.

Gassho
Julia