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**cigattIcTot** · 06-20-2011, 06:47 AM

What do you mean by "true" suffering?

Do you mean people in 3rd world countries experience more suffering? Why you think this? What has been your experience in such countries

Depends on the country. In some 3rd world countries, people seem more happy than Americans due to fewer material distractions (though they usually don't see it this way).

But this only holds true assuming that man's basic needs are being met. To suffer is to not have these basic needs met. To never have the feeling of security. To not eat because there is no food. It is very different to not eat by choice than to not eat because there is no food.

Do many Americans experience these things? Are many Americans in a constant struggle for survival? America's poor are among the most obese people in the world.

06-20-2011, 06:47 AM	#13
cigattIcTot Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 409 Senior Member	What do you mean by "true" suffering? Do you mean people in 3rd world countries experience more suffering? Why you think this? What has been your experience in such countries Depends on the country. In some 3rd world countries, people seem more happy than Americans due to fewer material distractions (though they usually don't see it this way). But this only holds true assuming that man's basic needs are being met. To suffer is to not have these basic needs met. To never have the feeling of security. To not eat because there is no food. It is very different to not eat by choice than to not eat because there is no food. Do many Americans experience these things? Are many Americans in a constant struggle for survival? America's poor are among the most obese people in the world.
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