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in a review (the telegraph) that i read about the book, the writer talks about the following claim in the book:

'' He tells us of the psychological research revealing that if people are asked to choose between a life in which their happiness would be consistently high – say, nine out of 10 – and one that started at two and ended at nine, most people would pick the latter option. This is because we need to hope that things will get better and want to be part of a narrative.''

this reminded me of your post. this idea that we need something to strive for, something to look forward to, hope to keep us working towards, ideals to meet - i think this in inherent in human nature because otherwise our lives would seem flat. there would be no reason to express yourself, no reason to work toward something, no reason to be. and perhaps none of that is necessary in the first place. but it sure feels necessary, and besides, it gives us the feeling of doing something, and consequently, of having done something.