The Four Noble Truths

The very first teaching the Buddha gave after his enlightenment was
about suffering. It’s called the Four Noble Truths. The Buddha’s Four
Noble Truths are: there is suffering; there is a course of action that
generates suffering; suffering ceases (i.e., there is happiness); and there is a course of action leading to the cessation of suffering (the
arising of happiness).
When you first hear that suffering is a Noble Truth, you might
wonder what’s so noble about suffering? The Buddha was saying that
if we can recognize suffering, and if we embrace it and look deeply
into its roots, then we’ll be able to let go of the habits that feed it and,
at the same time, find a way to happiness. Suffering has its beneficial
aspects. It can be an excellent teacher.