He Asked Me Comments

Your description of your questioner as THE MAN WITH BRIGHT EYES says everything we need to know about him: he is untouched by the tragic sense of life. He will respond to sad events with sadness but he cannot comprehend the tragic outlook. And what a devastating expression of it in your list of opiates night provides. I too am drawn to the night, because of an inward turning aspect of my personality. The night allows inwardness to flower, whatever might be the need for its comfort.