"Welcome aboard, Mr Pilgrim," said the loudspeaker. "Any questions?"
Billy licked his lips, thought for a while, inquired at last: "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 even seen bugs trapped in amber?"
"Yes." Billy, in fact, had a paperweight in his office which was a blob of polished amber with three ladybugs embedded in it.
"Well, here we are, Mr Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no
why."
- Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut
Oh.
There is no why.
***
I believe Mr Pike has competition, time to re-read
The Starlight Crystal.