No one has a monopoly on pain or suffering because we all have or will experience loss in our lives at some time or other. It may be a loss in monetary terms, the loss of a loved one or something else. Whatever, it leaves us with a sense of emptiness and despair because there seems no way back. Personally, I have always found it more beneficial to forget the “what might have been” and focus on the “what can be!” But then I've always been an eternal optimist. Certainly, some of us can deal with what life throws our way better than others. Personally, I believe that we should strive and strive again “so if we fail, we will fail while daring greatly!” The way we meet and deal with the travails of life and rise above them can mould our character and feed our soul. One thing I, myself, have come to learn about life is no matter how tough the going gets or how long the journey may be, there is always an end to everything. The sun always rises in the morning as day follo