I was reading:
I AM THAT
Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Thought that I must share the following with you:

Q: The Universe does not seem a happy place to live in. Why is there so much suffering?

Master: Pain is physical; suffering is mental.
Beyond the mind there is no suffering.
Pain is merely a signal that the body is in danger and requires attention.
Similarly suffering warns us that the structure of memories and habits, which we call the person is threatened by loss or change.
Pain is essential for the survival of the body, but none compels you to suffer.
Suffering is due entirely to clinging and resisting; it is a sign of our unwillingness to move on, to flow with life.