Pain and dying. It’s what humans do. We endure the pain of birth through a passage that is too narrow both for child and mother. In China, nearly 37 per cent of birth are done through Caesarean sections. We also use pain killers. Could the natural birthing limit the size of our brain? Much of what we do in life is designed to alleviate pain and achieve a certain level of contentment, though we are often told “no pain, no gain”. This of course is a contentious concept. Can we achieve a better way of thinking? We vie to be relatively happy....