More sugar on that please

We talked in class about the difference in approaching life with the mindset of Apollo vs. the mindset of Dionysian. Apollo approached situations with a self comforting attitude whereas Dionysian took more of the "it is what it is" approach. I fear that in our culture we have been programmed to believe life will always work out, no matter what happens we will survive another day, much like Apollo would think. But what of the realities of this world? Everyday people suffer, lose loved ones, and even die. But it is easy to numb ourselves to this in our homes and life that we deem "safe and normal." But are we really? What happens when we find ourselves in a situation that we never thought we would be in? We have no idea how to progress and move forward because we have ignored the experience that others have gathered in their misfortune. Rather than sugar coating the world around us, why don't we begin to look at it how it truly is. If we do not like it can we not begin to take a stand to change it. But let us not forget to learn from our own experiences and the lives of those around us. It is only in the understanding of the realities of how things truly are that we can learn to progress and become better. If we go through life ignoring truth and pain we will never understand how to advance ourselves. But if we latch on to life, no matter what it brings, we can surely begin to understand that we all have a place of importance on this earth.