I had a long thought about why we suffer. There are a few contributors — ourselves (our mindsets and our actions), other people’s choices, the laws of nature, and the general nonsense that is life. Part of me fully understands that suffering is natural and we’ll all experience it. I am sympathetic towards those who suffer, but I also genuinely believe that we cause a lot of our own suffering.
It’s a hard pill to swallow, but I see it everywhere. I see this willingness to suffer rather than to work through something. I see people who choose to suffer, to go through pain, rather than spend…
