Life’s what you make it in the not-so-grand scheme of things

"Last Saturday I went from the sublime to the absurd, and was left wondering which I prefer. The sublime was the meaning of life, as discussed by the eminent intellectual Terry Eagleton at the Aye Write! Glasgow book festival. I chaired his session straight after presenting my own, a roller-coaster ride through the philosophy of Monty Python. You might think these were two very different events but, in fact, they dovetailed neatly together."

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