The mind is not only a means for the human species to ensure self-preservation, but also a duty to lead an exalted and remarkable life. Only with a conscious aspiration to fulfill this duty does the distinction of the human species from the rest of living nature begin.
It is befitting for a modern person to first examine the question of life's meaning through the lens of the rising generation's needs, the labor and creations of our ancestors, the preservation of global culture, and the advancement of humaneness and science.