Ultimately Who We Are is consciousness, if you were not aware, if you could not think, then you would not be you; and so instead of thinking "I am, because my body exists" you must understand you are, because your soul eexist; and as Kabbalah teaches us, our soul is always given experiences which are life-transforming lessons, like a diamond being polished and cut to reflect inherent Radiance, by the master Divine Diamond Cutter