I am that I am

"It's a hard life You gave us."
"Why should it be soft?" spake the Lord.
"And a very tough world."
"Why should it be easy?"
"Why should we love and worship You?"
"I'm God. I AM THAT I AM."
"Will it make things better for us if we do?"
"Will it make things worse?"

Exchange between Moses and God from God Knows by Joseph Heller