And....

I have to admit that this whole suffering thing is where I kind of break from my usual Eastern theology/philosophy leanings.  I understand that to stay sane in a world in which there will always be suffering you have to embrace it, experience it, and somehow understand and maybe even love it.  But I fear the cop-out that might follow, that if there is to always be such tribulation we should not care, that we shouldn't try to lessen it in the face of its permanence.  

Personal suffering is one thing.  You can get some growth out of that shit.  Other people suffering because we've fucked this whole thing up is another category.  I'd prefer we did all that we could to alleviate that flavor.  

But that's me, I care, perhaps too much, which leads to personal suffering which leads to growth. However, it does not lead to anyone else's suffering if I can help it.

So accept that which you cannot change, yet attempt to change what you hate to accept, for the hell of it.