My father, my brother, my teachers, everyone.
"They were wrong?"
No, they were right. I could see that.
"They used the wrong measure of intelligence".
They didn't. They used the correct measure.
"An intelligent man is a happy man, is he not?"
No, he is not. My father was intelligent, but he was not happy.
"Your father was not intelligent. The aim of life is happiness. Without happiness a life is without meaning."
The aim of life is reason. Without reason life is meaningless.
"Would you rather be happy than rational?"
A lunatic can be happy without being rational. You are all lunatics. The moon will change its phase and your madness will pass as your happiness will pass. The dark side of the moon is coming and with it your unhappiness.
"We want you to be happy. Is that so awful?"
You want me to go insane.
"You would not be happy if you were insane."
Of course not.
"Then why would we want you to go insane? We desire your happiness."
Leave me alone. I'll be happy if I'm left alone.
"No man can live alone."
I can. Leave me alone. I'll be happy.
"Suppose we do leave you alone and you discover that you are unhappy. What then?"
Please, please, please leave me alone.
"Alone means without the company of anyone."
Yes, yes, I understand the word properly.
"Then we will do that. We will leave you alone. But you must remember that you were the one who decided the basis of your happiness."
Yes, yes, I'll remember.
"Do you believe that we think only of your happiness?"
No.
"What is it we want?"
To drive me insane.
"Towards what purpose?"
Because I will not conform.