Human life isn't meant to be a punishment. It's a great joy for our Soul to be able to come here and experience this beautiful planet, and connect with other Souls with our human senses. Our Soul wants us to have a good time, to do everything we love to do. Instead of sharing the joy of being human, many people resent the fact that they are here where there is so much suffering. But it's our attachment to the physical, material world that brings suffering and makes it seem a punishment.
Human beings have to figure out how to survive in the physical environment they find themselves.
And not just for themselves and their families, but the community, the nation, the world. That's what makes it seem like we're in hell. We think we're on our own in this survival game, but we're not. That's what religions, Goddess bless them, have been trying to teach. They say that God is with us, or Jesus, or Buddha, or Mohammed, or Allah.