But it is a catastrophe: it happens suddenly and overwhelmingly, and there is little to be said about it. In all the books love is one of the great facts that mould human life. The universe that we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but pitiless indifference. In a universe of electrons and selfish genes, blind physical forces and genetic replication, some people are going to get hurt, other people are going to get lucky, and you won't find any rhyme or reason in it, nor any justice. If there ever is a time of plenty, this very fact will automatically lead to an increase in the population until the natural state of starvation and misery is restored. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease. No bad remains unpunished, and no good remains without being awarded, so have faith in justice and let the rest be. Hole diggers will always fall in their holes. The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. If some people are trying to trap and hurt you, Allah is also trapping them.
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