Yes. Having goals for the future is part of human nature. It's what motivates many people to get up each day. Perhaps these people's motivation to not be embarr

Yes. Having goals for the future is part of human nature. It's what motivates many people to get up each day. Perhaps these people's motivation to not be embarrassed overwhelmed that but it sounds like a more extrinsic goal to fit in rather than to do anything else that you want. There's also the question of what's the meaning of life? Is it be comfortable today and not care about future generations who may be disadvantaged by your passing nothing more down to them than you inherited yourself? I've met people who are happy with that but what about those who aren't? How do they cope with the pointlessness of it all? For some reason, your post is flagged even though it seems to be correct and reasonable. Are we not allowed to express ideas about other cultures on an article about other cultures?