'Why?'
This question echoed in my whole being. In the endless darkness, unable to understand anything... it suddenly appeared.
But... it was not directed at me. It was also a strangely familiar voice.
'Why...?'
I heard the same voice once more. It reached me through the darkness, this time much more emphatically. Not just in my presence... this time echoing everywhere.
Then, another voice answered it. A voice much deeper, much more ancient.
'You already know the answer.'
It had the sound of tens or hundreds of different people speaking at the same time. But the questioner did not find it strange in any way.
'Just because I know doesn't mean I understand. Just... why?'
'You have no choice but to understand.'
I didn't hear another voice, no one spoke. And I, again, fell silent for a long time.
