Very often, if you ask someone a question which matters, such as ‘are human beings basically good?’ or ‘what’s the point of it all?’ or ‘why is everyone so unhappy?’ they’ll often give you an amazingly rapid response. Questions which have puzzled men and women for millennia, are disposed of like chewing gum.

Tell us, Johann, tell us why…

Truth is a torch, but a monstrously huge one; which is why we are all just intent on getting past it, our eyes blinking as we go, even terrified of getting burnt.