Just personally I don't think I am "justifying" anything. It has been through my own personal suffering that I have developed the thoughts and ideas that I have written about in this post. I haven't come to these conclusions simply by observing the suffering of others. I know 100% that I am a better person for enduring the pain that I have. It's not for us to determine what challenges we "need or want". Our comfortable Western lifestyles have convinced us that not having a choice is outrageous. Well... I think it would serve us well to learn to get on and deal with things whether we like them or not... stop tantrumming like toddlers and screaming "IT'S NOT FAIR!!!" and just deal with it like most of humanity (especially in Developing countries). I'm not addressing this comment at you PB. I'm talking generally.