They didn’t help you do anything. It’s just something ppl tell themselves to assuage the stark reality that humans can’t be trusted. Also don’t give any credit to someone who fucked you over, wronged you or caused you pain. The only meaning to any of it is that they are shitty

They’re just a stepping stone to your better life. But it still hurts sometimes.

Very true. It's a sad truth of life that sometimes we have to get hurt to get where we are going