Instead of wondering WHY this is happening to you, consider why this is happening to YOU.
If you want change, create the causes.
The meaning of life is happiness.
Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.
Of course, there are different truths on different levels. Things are true relative to other things; "long" and "short" relate to each other, "high" and "low," and so on. But is there any absolute truth? Something self-sufficient, independently true in itself? I don't think so.
I always tell my Western friends that it is best to keep your own tradition. Changing religion is not easy and sometimes causes confusion. You must value your tradition and honor your own religion.