Suffering connection

I think most people, when creating the perfect world, would do away with suffering.

Less pain please!

And I agree, if I had the option, I would banish it to the fourth dimension too.

But thinking more on it.

Because it’s ubiquitous it serves as a great back up for connection.

For example, colleagues who have nothing in common except for sitting close to each other for 8 hours a day usually bond over bitching about the company.

Strangers who need to make small talk resort to complaining about the weather.

Comedians draw on our frustrations with society to make us wet ourselves.

It’s kind of like hearing the advice ‘money won’t bring you happiness’ and replying – well I’d like to find that out for myself thanks!

Maybe we can create a world without suffering and then decide whether to keep it or not?