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welcome Aquababy

your post made alot of sense & was very clear

in respect to the Four Noble Truths, they explain the 'suffering' of the mind rather than the 'pain' of the body. Buddhism distinguishes very clearly between (i) physical pain & (ii) mental suffering. buddhism explains mental suffering is not physical pain but, instead, a mental reaction to physical pain

the Four Noble Truths explain suffering is caused by the mind wishing to not have physical pain & the mind's self-identification with physical pain. to the contrary, if the mind accepts chronic physical pain as the norm then mental suffering will not occur (despite the obvious discomfort)

the 2nd Noble Truth explains craving-to-be [without physical pain] & craving not-to-be [with physical pain] are the causes of suffering

as you mentioned, the Four Noble Truths are about the "attitude" that causes mental suffering &, alternately, about the "attitude" that brings freedom from mental suffering

about the physical body and why disease occurs, Buddha taught it is the inherent nature of the physical body to be subject to disease. the Buddha called the physical body "rupa", which means: "that which will be broken; that which will be afflicted"

disease to the physical body can happen anytime in a life cycle, such as in the womb, in childhood, in adulthood or in old age

naturally, it is not considered fortunate to be born with a physical disease from birth however the nature of nature does result in this occuring. in fact, due to medical technology, many children born today live, where, without medical technology, they would have passed away. so medical technology does given the opportunity for life so life can be understood in an enlightened way

that said, it is certainly possible a medical cure for vacterl association be found. for example, there is a company called Mesoblast that is developing spinal regenerative technology using adult stem cells

but Buddha taught inevitably, each human being will be subject to pain, illness & disease

so, to summarise, the Four Noble Truths are about the attitude of mind which brings freedom from suffering by accepting the unsatisfactory aspects of life that are beyond our control

in his 1st sermon, Buddha taught about the Four Noble Truths. in his 2nd sermon, the Buddha taught about those unsatisfactory aspects of life that cannot be controlled

naturally, we should continue do as much and the best we can in taking care of ourself physically

kind regards

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