I've had some of the most terrible things occur
In my life, once I've had enough time to process what went wrong I ended up realizing that things were actually better after the terrible things happened and obviously I am not talking about injury or death of a loved one or pet but just for 3 examples: A harsh breakup, losing a job, and also having valuable staff members quit. At the end of all 3 of these major milestones in my life I found out that I was better off on the other side even though they were all very difficult to deal with at the time.
but before I hijack your story yes, life is a compromise and I think that is true for almost anyone.