It is true, to really live your life is to experience all facets, good and bad, rich and poor, and to learn from all of them. The trick I think, is to not spend too much time in the negative spaces, but to allow their passing as a part of growth, to taste them carefully, but not to consumne them. For I truly believe good times wil always be accompanied by not so good, but if you don't leave room on your plate for them to become part of your meal, they will not take on the illusion of true substanance, and you wont get weird rashes on your leg that wont go away..Kinda like the theory of playing country music backwards, where your dog that ran away comes back home, your wife that ran away comes back home, and your truck that wouldnt run, finally does, or something to that effect...