irst Noble Truth is that there is suffering. If people were to lookat their own lives and the world around them they would realize that life is full of suffering. "We suffer because we are constantly struggling to survive"(Butter pg.2). "Suffering may be Physical or Mental"(Tokyo n.pag.). Physical suffering comes in many different forms. An example of suchsuffering is aged people. They cannot hear as well, see as far or clearly, or move as limberly as they used to be able to. "The truth is that the suffering of birth, old age, sickness, and death is unavoidable"(Tokyo n.pag.). Besides physical suffering, there are also various forms of mental suffering. This suffering usually occurs due to ones attraction to impermanent pleasures. Anexample of this is a person finding a new friend and being elated while side by side with the new found companion, but when separated, they feel the pain of loneliness. These are also examples of what causes the suffering, which is the next truth. The Second Noble Truth is that suffering has a cause. "The direct causes of suffering are desire, or craving, and ignorance."(Tokyo n.pag.)Craving is the deeply- rooted longing, of all living beings, for the pleasures of the senses. For instance, people always want things like delicious foods, entertaining movies, or good company. The problem with this is that it is a continuous cycle. After you eat you will be hungry again, after the movie will get bored, and after your friends leave, you will be lonely. The same holdstrue for people who wish to own the best and newest products. They will never be satisfied because there will continue to be newer and better things. This is the case in America today and look where we are. The other cause of suffering is ignorance. This is also the cause of craving. The search to find out why we crave always leads back to ingorance. If we knew that satisfyingthose frivilous "needs" accomplished nothing we would have no reason to do ...
