For all those seeking an intellectual chat forum, stimulation for the mind, in pointed and condensed form, and for all of Rolf Dobelli's fans – here is the quintessence of his thought, in triple concentrate with delayed impact. The scene of the crime: A man on a plane on his way across the Atlantic. Before the old continent embraces him again, he reflects upon himself, upon God and the world. The surprising, the profound, the absurd, the everyday – bolts of inspiration and turns of phrase that take firm hold in our mind, inspiring us to further thought.