Quote to Remember

There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only someone who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.” – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

This quote is true for me, but I do hope that the last line is not true for everyone. Do you think that it is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live?