Answer:
Personally, no. If I didn't have any hardships or any lessons in my life from those hardships, I wouldn't be the person I am today. Sure, would I be happier? Yeah, probably. But I'd also be a lot more naive and I wouldn't be friends with a lot of people in my life currently. I'd be a completely different person and I'm not sure I would like that. But that's just my view, and it's also a very gray question. Makes you think huh.