Is it any wonder, then, that loneliness can quite literally make us sick? That a lack of human contact is comparable to smoking fifteen cigarettes a day? That having a pet lowers our risk of depressions? Human beings crave togetherness and interaction. Our spirits yearn for connection just as our bodies hunger for food.
Maybe there's no creator and no cosmic plan. Maybe our existence is just a fluke, after millions of years of blind fumbling. But at least we're not alone. We have each other.
— Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman












