Pain and suffering are not synonymous. I don’t know if I have the clearest definition, but suffering may have a rumination aspect to it. Plants respond to stimu

Pain and suffering are not synonymous. I don’t know if I have the clearest definition, but suffering may have a rumination aspect to it. Plants respond to stimuli, but I’m not convinced they suffer. E.g., a hard workout can cause “pain”, but many people come to like, or even look forward to, that feeling. It still hurts, but the way they are mentally reflecting on that pain distinguishes it from “suffering”. Meanwhile, someone else who hates exercise may feel the exact same pain and be miserable. So it’s not the pain, but the way the pain is framed which leads to suffering.