The path is rough, and there is danger that a sheep may fall at any moment to its death. It is a forbidding journey that one dreads to take. But the sheep is not afraid. Because the shepherd is with it. And so come those dark places in life through which we are compelled to pass.
Death is one.
Disappointment is another. Loneliness is another. There are many more. Quit struggling for a little while. Forget the many details.