Taunts from life, most emotional post ever

What does a person do when life kicks you to the ground and starts to test you with a series of taunts? Say you've got to cross an unfamiliar road where everything was wrong, potholes, unbearable heat and when you get to the other side... it's a whole different kind of bad. Embarking for your return, things have died down, the potholes have sorta been covered, but not that well... the dents are obviously still there, the heat is bearable now but you wish it was gone for good. What would you say to a scenario where that happened but it's come back right at you? Having to possibly cross that road again?

For those that don't get it, my grandfather (RIP) passed away a few months ago, figure the rest out yourself.