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Originally Posted by pennywise121
to me, it is not pain that teaches us, but existence as a perceiving being that teaches us.
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I agree with this very much. I would also add "...and defines us also." at the end of pennywise121's quote. Pain (or suffering) is the acute sensation we remember and obviously avoid, but our combinations of pain and every other sensation together is what we share as a species, and is what makes us social and sentient creatures.