Dear Athena,
Since we're different, each of us learns in our time and at our own pace. You can grow to accept and be happy with what you know now and what you can look forward to learning too. This includes learning the benefits of uplifting emotions and the potential power of feelings that drag you down.
Like Lauxa says, some people wish they had more knowledge earlier in their lives. We don't recognize, accept, digest or apply information when we aren't ready. Opportunities and information exist all around us all the time. What information we detect or desire is only recognized when we're mentally ready.
You ask, "How can I frame things and put them into context or proper perspective to know that the piece of information has come to me at the perfect time?"
I think the view you choose is appropriate when you choose it. You make the decisions you do because of your own reactions, curiousity and desires. When you're ready to learn things, you seek to understand. If you decide to get the most out of everythign that happens, then you will.
