We all suffer. Not all of our suffering is the same. Irregardles of this each of us suffer in some way or have suffered in some way. I believe that our creation was not for the purpose of suffering, but for the purpose of growth. We certainly have learned well how to suffer and how to prolong suffering, in others as well as within ourselves.
I have a different view now. Sufferring can be our teacher. This can be experienced. This can be experienced if we allow it. How? When we are present in our suffering it is often difficult to see the value of the experience. When we are suffering it is difficult to learn from the experience. But like all things suffering cannot last forever. When we allow the our experiences to be present and then flow freely into the past, this is when our suffering can transform into our teacher. If we hold our past suffering into the present then it remains just suffering. Only when allowed to leave the present and flow freely into the past can our suffering teach us.
Thank you
