Among the parables that Chinese teachers use is the story of a woman who lost an only son. However, the seed must come from a home where there has never been any sorrow. Eagerly she started her search, going from house to house. In every case she learned that a loved one had been lost. Finally, the truth dawned on her.
Sorrow is common to all.
The problem is that we do not expect it to happen. We do not worry about those things. We just assume that everything will be all right despite all the evidence to the contrary. But, far too often, we are confronted with tragedy. Those are not new issues.