It's a way for them to deal with their suffering.

How do you make sense of God's relationship with all the evil and suffering we see in the world?

"Let the end of days come, but may I not live to see them, because they will be filled with so much conflict and suffering."

They can learn to channel experience with human suffering into something more positive.

Cole could deal with the pain and suffering of others.

My pain seems trivial in a world with so much suffering.

I came here in 1946, still a boy, but burdened with life and suffering.

"I believe it is better to learn to bear with inevitable suffering."

The young face was pale, drawn with pain and suffering.