It means you have no foundation. A foundation is essential for a building to remain standing. Have you ever seen a house built upon a heap of trash? You flee from tribulation and calamity because you do not feel the need for walāya (friendship with God), maʿrifa (experiential knowledge of God), and nearness to Allah. In order for your qalb (the heart), sirr (the innermost secret), and ruh (the spirit) to walk towards the gate of nearness to Allah, endure with sabr (patient endurance) and strive with gayret (effort). (Fath, 46)
Tribulation strengthens the qalb and certainty, actualizes iman (faith) and sabr, and weakens the nafs (the lower self) and desire. For whenever pain reaches a mu'min (believer) and he finds sabr, riḍā (contentment with God's decree), and submission in what his Mighty and Majestic Lord has decreed, then the Lord Most High is pleased with him and accepts his shukr (gratitude). Immediately, help, grace, and tawfiq (divine enablement) come to him from Allah. (Futuh, 51)
Your state will never be free from these two conditions: either tribulation (balāʾ) or blessing. If it is tribulation, then you force yourself to sabr—this is the lowest degree; or you endure with sabr—this is a higher degree. Then comes riḍā and conformity. After that comes fanāʾ (annihilation in God), which is specific to the abdal (a class of spiritual elect). If it is a blessing, you are required to show shukr for it. (Futuh, 128)
The takālīf (divine commands and prohibitions) are burdensome and difficult for people. This includes strictly adhering to commands, avoiding prohibitions, showing sabr in the face of divine rulings, and showing shukr when blessings are present. These are four: obedience