Ordinary existence is necessarily about duality, conditional existence and mortal body-mind concerns. This is not to imply that it is all abstract or negative, or mere suffering. But bliss is only abiding when it leads beyond the self. Conditional existence is a duality, a play of opposites, seeming happiness is fleeting, you get a taste of what you think to be desirable, and then it is gone. That is why some traditions say that life is suffering which leaves us yearning for a more abiding reality.
Mystical traditions teach that suffering can be understood and transcended.
Whatever positive there is to be experienced is usually temporary, or occurs through considerable struggle, yet humankind is often at its best when conditions are at their worst. A transformation takes place and the ordinary becomes the extraordinary or heroic . This is the stuff that dreams and myths are made of. Religion, art, even music allude to transcendent reality beyond duality. Unwittingly we may choose to suffer a destiny of submission to mere effects, illusions, and mediocrity.