By Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman - One of the most pernicious lies of the modernity is that we were made for comfort. Every day, thousands of advertisements and so-called experts promise us a life free from suffering and pain—if only we buy one more thing... Yet, the comfortable life they promise is an illusion. For all our advancements in science and technology, suffering is no further from being eradicated. For every problem we solve, we create several more.