It is never fun to deal with a hard time or problem in life but one cannot have the opposite until one does. In nightmares we are told to confront the monster or it will just keep chasing us. That is similar to what life is like. Yes, life is a "quest" but we have to experience the bad times as well as the good times, just "running" is not able to give us what we really want? Dealing with the hard time and problem gives us experience and pride in our accomplishments ("I slayed that dragon!") but running just keeps the fear and boredom close.