How can negative events benefit you? Usually, through opening opportunities for positive things that you wouldn't have done otherwise...but you do have to look for them or you might not see them.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/can-negative-events-benefit-you
You decide what meaning the events in your life have to you.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/you-can-find-meaning-in-whatever-happens-to-you
Asking where you see yourself in five years is a good exercise to determine both where you're going and what you want to be doing today to reach your desired future state.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years