Fear and loathing in space and time

Mental Health

Roger had, as a younger man, already come to accept the Universe's cold indifference to him and to all life. In fact, he himself responded to it with a general disinterest of his own, and was not on the whole very sad or very happy.

It was quite a surprise, then, when he received a letter sent from the Universe informing him that he'd got it all wrong. Although, the Universe admitted, its general policy towards all life, all matter and anti-matter, and for that matter all of time and space was one of absolute indifference, Roger had earned the rare distinction of drawing its particular loathing.