Man has an inherent need to create a life with meaning

[Hafar1014]

Its mentioned in Genesis when God created the light before the sun. Its enlightenment not sunlight. The need to create music art literature and things that give our lives meaning beyond survival.
Viktor Frankl explains this in Mans Search For Meaning.
"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked."
What does my life mean?

Frankl coined the term “existential vacuum” to describe the void of meaninglessness that was being experienced by so many people, especially students.​

He warned that this void would produce anxiety, depression, addiction, and even suicide. He believed that the ‘mechanistic’ institutional systems developed in the 20th century (governments, schools, corporations) contributed to the existential vacuum. The turning over of personal responsibility to these systems, which focus on external outputs and devalue humanness, had helped produce mass neurosis.

Sound familiar this the state of Americas youth today.

 

[MarathonMike]

Yes, I've been having a discussion with frigidweirdo on this subject.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Its mentioned in Genesis when God created the light before the sun. Its enlightenment not sunlight. The need to create music art literature and things that give our lives meaning beyond survival.
Viktor Frankl explains this in Mans Search For Meaning.
"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked."
What does my life mean?

Frankl coined the term “existential vacuum” to describe the void of meaninglessness that was being experienced by so many people, especially students.​

He warned that this void would produce anxiety, depression, addiction, and even suicide. He believed that the ‘mechanistic’ institutional systems developed in the 20th century (governments, schools, corporations) contributed to the existential vacuum. The turning over of personal responsibility to these systems, which focus on external outputs and devalue humanness, had helped produce mass neurosis.

Sound familiar this the state of Americas youth today.

Or to Create a "Meaning" Instead of Getting a Life

 

[multivita-man]

Nah, man has an inherent need to outcompete other species.

 

[Woodznutz]

Much of man's 'neurosis' stems from what the late Paul C. Bragg called "autointoxication", the effect of bad diet, fatigue, lack of sleep, and senses barraged by endless tv, radio, computers, and smartphones; all against a backdrop of local, national, and internation problems that seem intractable. Add to that uncertainty about one's personal future regarding marriage, family, health, and job, and it's a recipe for depression or worse.