From his youngest days on, he sees the world as an ongoing disaster, and Shopenhauer therefore lives in constant fear that things will only get worse. Danger is everywhere, and therefore he decides to sleep with a weapon under his pillow and refuses to have the barber shave him with a knife, lest he cut his throat. The only one he trusts is his dog, but as for man, there is no one to have faith in.
Life is an ongoing deceit, harsh and cruel.
Love said, 'Let him be created, for he will do loving deeds. Nearly no midrash wants to be taken literally. Every midrash wants to be taken seriously. When it speaks about the origin of man, it is trying to tell us something about the human condition. It appears that not even God can create man unless there is a compromise made in which truth pays the price.