What Do You Do When It All Goes Wrong?

The Struggle Is Real. Reviewing ‘Life Is Hard’ by Kieran Setiya

Human beings are born to trouble
   just as sparks fly upward.

So says the Book of Job, an ancient exploration of our species’ response to acute suffering. The verse resonates because it seems true as a prediction and explanation of our own experience, validated by plenty of pain, loss, failure, and frustration. And not just for some of us. No one is shi…