"-Why me?
That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us
for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have
you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?
-Yes.
Well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment.
There is no why."

Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five (via wandery)