Suffering in the material world
Perhaps you are the exception and you do not suffer. But suffering in the material world is not negative. It is progress when you realize that you are suffering. It is ok. It is just superficial. You, the self, is not affected. There are different ways of understanding where we stand. Are we even understanding what is matter? The difference between matter and spirit? Some say that material existence is suffering, and that happiness is the nonexistence of matter (abhāva) or the attainment of the happiness of nothingness (nirvāņa), since the body produces suffering. Some people understand the spiritual as an absence of matter, and others espouse the idea of nothingness as a solution for their suffering. As long as materialists believe that material happiness is bliss, they will pursue material happiness according to their conviction. Producing material happiness, either selfishly or unselfishly, they enjoy that happiness. Some people’s goal is material happiness, such as getting money, getting a partner or having an amazing carrier. Actually, material happiness is insignificant, and not a suitable assistant for spiritual life. Those among the materialists who have great power of discrimination cannot be satisfied at all with material happiness. They seek eternal happiness, while believing that there is no independent spiritual existence. They are called monists. Furthermore, they are aware that matter causes suffering, and they do not have a spiritual solution. Thus, they (those monists) naturally pursue material (negation) nirvāņa thinking it to be happiness. It is logical. Matter produces complications and suffering, so they think that the absence of life, emptiness, will produce happiness. They say that existence is suffering, happiness is termination of existence. They search for happiness in nirvāṇa (nonexistence) while the body gives an experience of pain. So, for a world with no pain it would be a world empty of matter and since they do not understand spirituality, they do not want to be in pain, they empty their minds. That brings some relief, but not a solution.