TODAY'S world has become so polarised that individuals seek flight from their suffering through flimsy wings, which either exacerbate the same suffering they purport to escape from, or create foes out of the few friends who might have remained loyal to them in the face of adversity.
Suffering is not a new phenomenon, for it has always been Man's companion since time immemorial. But is it really God's plan that people should suffer? Is a world without suffering possible? Could the world be a better place if suffering in all its forms were nipped out?
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