Quote Journal :

God created man because he loves stories.

I often wondered where this quotation came from.

Last night, after a good four hours sleep, and with chamomile tea not doing its trick, I decided to find out.

I was soon engrossed in the harrowing story of Ellie Wiesel, who at 15, along with his family, were transported to Auschwitz concentration camp.

The quotation came from the preface to his book - The Gates of the Forest.

In it he asks, where is God hiding, where can one find redemption in a world that God has abandoned.

There was me, thinking all along about this benign God, listening to the stories of mankind, and me not realising that some stories relate unimaginable horrors that nobody would choose to cheer themselves up.

What kind of God loves stories of torture, suffering, and agonising death?

On reflection, I don't think I shall keep this quotation.

It sucks.