Human desire causes this suffering.
It doesn't. It causes suffering and radiation poisoning.
Actually, he only gave one (root) cause of suffering, craving.
Desire.
Afflicts
something that causes pain or suffering.
Affliction
it wasnt a civil war.
The cause of his wife portia
Suffering is a disturbance or irritation of the mindstream. It is an obscuration of the mind, or essence of a person, or, if you will, the soul. The opposite of suffering in Buddhist epistemology is not really happiness or even the cessation of suffering, but freedom from the polarizing concept that causes us to be attracted to some things and averse to others. Suffering is thought to be the result of confused thinking. People think that to be happy, they need to grasp at those things that they think will bring them pleasure. We are very attached to this idea; that having what we want will bring us happiness. It is actually that grasping, that attachment that causes suffering.
According to the Buddha, The Four Noble Truths are: 1) There is suffering (discontentment, unhappiness) in the world 2) There are specific causes of this suffering. 3) There is a state (a mindset, a way of life) where suffering ceases. 4) There is a path (actions, practices) to attain this state of freedom from suffering.
Color Blindness (I have it myself)