You said it yourself: you've had some degree of luck. I've been lucky too, but I know that not everyone has. People are being hurt by things they can't control. Nature's a good example, even today. Japan is known for our earthquakes. If we have the money, we can take some precautions but even then, a big enough earthquake can make most buildings fall.

Or, on a smaller, personal level, look at crime.

[ If Light knows what L is doing, he seems willing to dance just a bit closer to the fire. Or, maybe he knows it'd be more suspicious not to mention it at all. ]

Someone you care about goes missing. The police are doing their best, but there are few clues, and it's reaching a dead end. You need someone to help you. In this case, it's probably another human, somebody with the same power as you, who's hurt you. People are being hurt all of the time, and if the diety was cruel enough to join in, they wouldn't need your permission.

As for me? I'm not hopeless, but I'm not in full control of my situation either. I was pulled into this world against my will, and I don't know when I'll go back. I'm working to find myself here while knowing I could wake up in Japan tomorrow. We're already in the hands of something else, something that pulled us here. I want to understand it more, but I'm not so desperate that I'd trade down. I just hope I can find what I'm looking for there.