Things may not always turn out as you plan.  They may turn out better!  Or yes, they may turn out worse, but that is what happens in a world of opposites.  But yours is also a world of balance.  What goes down does eventually go up.  It must.  It is a rule of Earth School.  And so, when things do not go as you planned, they are often followed by something better, and you may even eventually be grateful for what is learned as a result.  And therein lies the benefit in your world of ups and downs.  Ride the waves like a surfer—neither one better or worse than the other, the troughs or the crests—simply opportunities to grow.