I finally understand the dictum to "know thyself".
I am grateful for the struggles before me. They aren't fair. People are making decisions without the full information....etc. etc. But I do genuinely mean it that I'm grateful for these issues in my life! The reason I'm grateful is they provide me oppiortunities to understand myself in ways that would otherwise be unavailable to me.
In this way, with this attitude, I am running this vehicle through an obstacle course. It might be smooth without the hurdles, but I'd learn less about how this system (me!) works.
So, if life is struggle and suffering, then the goal of life is to find meaning in it all. And the meaning available to us - always - is to deepen our understanding of ourselves. And with this knowledge - wisdom - to improve how the self engages with the world in ever more optimal ways.