In the gap between what we think ought to be happening and the way it is right now lies the grand expanse of human suffering. The truth of this statement can be validated in your next traffic jam or in your next long wait at the post office.
Our views about how things ought to be are based on our past conditioning. There is nothing, per se, wrong with conditioning. Difficulties arise when our past conditioning does not match what is presently arising and we stay stuck in "how things ought to be". Suffering is like an altimeter on an airplane (which tells us how far we are from the ground). Suffering tells us how far we are from presently arising reality. In this way suffering is a gift; it is immediate feedback.
Is it possible that the world is not broken? Could it be that the world we see through our limited view of how we think things ought to be is just an illusion? Is it possible that everything that happens has a purpose even though we don't see it?
Assuming for a moment that the world is not broken, what would the purpose of our existence be?
empty yourself utterly and understand,
bob
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