With apologies to Buckaroo

Over the next couple of days, I'll be posting a series of responses to some questions that were asked of me earlier this year. They are by no means exhaustive replies, really only just skimming the surface of subjects people far wiser than I have tackled in greater depth and with varying degrees of success.
In an almost-tongue-in-cheek move, we'll call the series:

In Defense of Suffering

The Short Form

Sorry Buckaroo B.