Om Swami
Why does loss hurt so much, and how can I expect less pain from life?
Assume life is a home of sorrows
The problem comes when we assume there must be happiness in our life; then when sorrow comes, it hurts. Turn this around: take life to be a home of sorrows. Then even a little happiness will make you very glad.
Assume that life is a home of sorrows. Dukhalayam shashvatam: this world is a home of sorrows.