Difficult times have helped me to understand . . . how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.
(Isak Dinesen, penname of Danish author Karen von Blixen-Finecke)
Many others who have suffered difficult times have come to the same conclusion: We worry too much about nonessentials, ignoring the more important things of life.
Jesus: “I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?” (Matthew 6:25)