Suffering

I often wonder about all the forms of suffering and feel that there must be a reason for its perpetual existence.  Perhaps the materialistic businessman must someday experience the pain of being a mother unable to feed her own child, only then can his compassion blossom--then will he understand a mother's love through firsthand experience.  The strife is here for a reason.  They are the tests and processes by which we stretch our souls.  Often you will notice that following a dark period of life is a feeling of renewed strength and deepened bliss...if we can make it through.