risk of injury often result in suffering. Many find the thrill of bull riding or even riding motorcycles worth the risk. Some suffering is a result of sinful choices. A doctor remarked that the first room he entered in his residency had three men who were dying: one from lung cancer from smoking, the second of cirrhosis of the liver from drinking alcohol, and the third from syphilis contracted through sexual immorality. Overeating, worry, hate, jealousy, and illicit anger can cause physical suffering.
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