Is it better to have never known something than to have known something but to ultimately lose it later?

Is it better to have never known something than to have known something but to ultimately lose it later?

In my own opinion, I would think that it is better to have known something but to ultimately lose it later than to never have known something. In this way, we would experience things and then, we learn from them. This way it's better than to never have known something because your horizon will be broadened through your 'experience', although there will definitely be a certain degree of agony or depression felt after your loss, but I think it is a worthy 'exchange'. Although you might be a little emotionally affected after your 'loss', the knowledge and experience you would gain would eventually lead to wisdom and your eventual success.

Actually, the decision would have to depend on the situation. Let's take 'love' for example: If you were attached but broke up, that would be much worse than to never have loved the person, because of the massive agony and depression that one would feel when you break up. But if the situation is something where a minor object is concerned, the degree of 'agony' and 'depression' would not be as bad, and since it's a minor object, knowledge of it would not be necessary.