"Who" suffers?

"It is only the artificial ego that suffers. The man who has

transcended his false 'me' no longer identifies with his suffering."

~from Fingers Pointing Towards the Moon by Wei Wu Wei

Once upon a time...

"Complaining is one of the ego's favorite strategies for strengthening itself. Every complaint is a little story the mind makes up that you completely believe in. Whether you complain aloud or only in thought makes no difference." ~Eckhart Tolle