“Suffering brings experience.”
“Loneliness is painful. But suffering is not wrong in and of itself. It's part of the human experience, and in a way brings us closer to all people.”
“The reward of suffering is experience.”
“Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering.”
“Suffering with another is typically not pure suffering; there is some good or positive in this experience.”