The Buddha said that life has eight sufferings: birth, old age, illness, death, parting from those you love, resentment that lasts, wanting what you cannot have, and being unable to let go.
Zhang Qiling, Wu Xie, Yuncai, Wang Pangzi, A Ning, Xie Yuchen, Hei Yanjing...
They spent their whole lives without ever getting what they wanted.