A personal epiphany about life

I'm a married 48 year old guy with three teenage kids. I've been finally feeling that I'm in a good place mentally and financially. And finally gotten past just treading water. As always, something comes up (sewer line replacement, this time) that becomes a riptide that takes me further away from shore and further out to sea. I could see the land on the horizon. But like every other time., as soon as I think I'm getting close, tides pull me back out. As I was up all night losing sleep, I came to the realization that that the peace and calm of the shore that we are seeking is death. I realized life is a continuous effort to keep your head above water. And if you can, help others around you to stay afloat, too. Sometimes the water will be calm and pleasant, and other times it will be choppy. But the water will be a constant struggle We can either give up and go under, or eventually our bodies will succumb. And that is when we finally make it to shore. I've always told myself that life was effort and work. But this added perspective actually makes me feel better about it. Life is a struggle, but for now, it beats the alternative. I'm sure this is not a new concept. I don't believe we have thoughts that weren't thought by someone else generations ago. But it was a revelation to me.