Rules of Life, The, 4th Edition

RULE 38

You’ll never understand everything

Look, we are tiny complex humans in a huge complex world (and even bigger universe). It’s all so unimaginably, fantastically strange that, believe me, we’ll never be able to understand everything. And that applies at all levels and in all areas of life. Once you grasp this Rule you’ll sleep easier at night.

There are likely to be a few things going on around you right now, as there always will be, that will remain just slightly outside your comprehension. People will behave oddly and you won’t understand why. Things will go unexpectedly wrong – or right – and it won’t make sense. Spend all your time desperately trying to work it all out and you’ll drive yourself crazy. Much better just to accept that ...