Desires spawn personalities

 Seriously. Every desire spawns a personality. We desire something because without realizing we are perceiving lack within ourselves, so we must then become something we believe we are not: we spawn another personality to become the vibration match of that which we believe we desire. So, as a child you may wish you were like such and such super hero, a personality is spawned. You wish you were like your mother; a personality is spawned. The average human being as many, many personalities, some we may never see actively but they are there drawing the people and things we may not like or may simply feel lack in the presence of. So, yes, in a way desire is the root of suffering, but it is a normal response to a young one in a big world where our smallness and inexperience do not adequately reflect our qualities, leading to a perception of lack. Just like PTSD, you put a normal, healthy brain in this world, you're going to get someone with PTSD...same with desire: you put a healthy, whole complete soul in this world and you're going to get the desire for things and self to be different.  The cure is awakening, enlightenment, embodiment and all-out clearing. Take alot of dedication to turn into someone whose full time job is simply to "love what arises within us" and trust in our eternal immortal innocence.