I read this quote from John Anderson (former leader of the National Party in Australia) during an interview:
“I’ve often thought to myself, it’s awful when tragedy strikes, like in my case, my sister’s death, but there’s no doubt it’s often through deep personal suffering and trauma that you’re brought to your senses and made to realise that you need answers to life. It’s not enough just to say we’re some sort of glorified ape wandering through life on a planet out of control…”
Indeed we are not “glorified apes wandering through life on a planet out of control.”