In order to experience joy, must there be suffering? Sorry for the off-the-wall question, but I'm doing a bit of non-scientific research on the topic with authors. I am new to GR, but will definitely read a book from your Summoner Sisters. Is Outcast the first?

Allison Hurd The first book in my series is Feeding Frenzy. Welcome to Goodreads! I'm able to feel joy on the most mundane of days, with no thought of suffering. So no, in my day to day, I would say no it's not required. Chemically, each of the hormones responsible for making us feel emotions in our body are by and large independent of each other (you can have conditions that impact the production of one without impacting all). However, NOT having the ability to create enough of the transmitters or hormone that make us feel suffering is unhealthy too. So biologically, we at least need fear, sadness, anger and the whole host of human emotion that you don't get if there's only one input. Metaphysically, I don't think we were created, so I don't know, but if this was the "plan" I say that's pretty shitty. Hope that helps!

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