Could be. However, in my experience if there are devils and you're meant to meet them, you will.
A friend of mine lives in the idea life is a classroom. She learns lessons or fails them till she graduates. (dies).
Something similar to that is this idiom from Gary Hart.
“Life is a classroom. we are both student and teacher. each day is a test. and each day we receive a passing or failing grade in one particular subject: grace. grace is compassion, gratitude, surrender, faith, forgiveness, good manners, reverence, and the list goes on. it's something money can't buy and credentials rarely produce. being the smartest, the prettiest, the most talented, the richest, or even the poorest, can't help. being a humble person can and being a helpful person can guide you through your days with grace and gratitude.”