At some point in the prehistory humanity was implanted with three motivations.
Three desires that have become a driving force for our historical progress. 1. the desire to fly. 2. the desire to know as much as we can about everything. 3. the desire to overcome death and related health problems - the serach for eternal life.
Even if some people do not have those as their personal goals the whole of humanity is none-the-less caught up in that momentum and has taken those projects on as our collect purpose, over countless ages of time.
Flying like a bird is translated into the quest to be free and liberated, or in some cases to "get high", and has been manifested over time into our technology - airplanes and the space program. Our collective desire to know evreything has resulted in religions, science, philosophy, and systems of education.
The desire for eternal life and for eternal youth has resulted in the evolution of our imagination and has generated much speculation about our post-historical status. And this has manifested in a number of ways such as medical research and and ways for girls to appear young with "make-up" -etc. It has motivated us to become creative in our art, music, and our spiritual expressions in words and/or as a religious goal, setting forth concepts of rewards and punishments.
All around the globe via many different kinds of cultures the whole of humanity is motivated to pursue those objectives ... at least I think so... whatcha think?
