Suffering: It's for your own good!

While I'm not sure yet about the whole Buddhist take on suffering, they're certainly not bugfuck crazy like the Catholics.

On Suffering (from catholic-pages.com):

Let us remember clearly that:

1. Sufferings come from God for our benefit.
2. When we are in the state of grace, we derive immense merit from every suffering borne patiently, even the little sufferings of our daily lives.
3. God will give us abundant strength to bear our sufferings if we only ask Him.
4. If we bear our sufferings patiently, they lose their sting and bitterness.
5. Above all, every suffering is a share in the Passion of Our Lord.
6. By our sufferings, we can free ourselves in great part, or entirely, from the pains of Purgatory.
7. By bearing our sufferings patiently, we win the glorious crown of martyrdom.

Next time you get a paper cut, or your house burns down, or have your 2-year old die in a traffic accident, remember: It's For Your Own Good.