the meaning of suffering?

sure, we might grow and develop through suffering, but the scars will remain. we are only so fragile. enough suffering can turn any happy-go-lucky human into a steaming pile of sadness, only desiring it's own end. we're so fleeting in our existence, and in the emotions we feel during our existence. most people seem to ignore it, but perhaps this itself is a protection mechanism. if we were to face the unbearable realities of our world I'm sure every one of us would become a steaming pile of sadness, but this is why we ignore it. this is why we push it down, shove it under the rug. maybe that makes us cowardly, or maybe that makes us selfish, or maybe that simply says we preserve ourselves before anyone else. i am not one to judge human nature, whether its good or bad, after all what do either of those mean? we made these concepts to make our lives as humans easier for each other. there was no 'good' or 'bad' before us, and there will be none after us.