Who put it there?
We did. Or rather our higher selves did- our angels, our souls.
Why on earth would we want to do that?
For the same reason that a sportsperson aspires to play at the highest level, against the toughest opposition. For the same reason I'd rather do a cryptic crossword. We crave difficulty because the rewards are greater.
Why aren't we aware of this?
Because of the programme. It erects a barrier of worry, worry, worry between ourselves and our Source. The challenge is to work this out.
But according to Franco DeNicola- from whom I got this series of ideas- we've played under the restrictions of ego for long enough (something like 15,000 years) and it's become boring. We've gained the rewards- and now it's time to change the game.
And all the chaos we're seeing around us right now is an indication that this is what we're doing.