Why do we suffer?, by Ibrahim T.  Tumsah Radical Thought  The reason we enjoy so many fictional stories or historical figures portrayed in books, films and even video games is that we like to see a hero’s journey. From his humble beginnings— when he was nothing, to the trials he faced on his climb up his mount Everest, to the peak of the mountain. We enjoy these epics solely because our hero suffers before he gets to the top. He suffers because he needs to go through this fire to become...