Are you really lost if you can recognize you're lost? I always figure the point of spiritual malaise and existential wandering is to prune away the false hopes

Are you really lost if you can recognize you're lost? I always figure the point of spiritual malaise and existential wandering is to prune away the false hopes and beliefs that keep us mildly entertained and encourage us to seek out eternal hopes that provide daily rejuvenation. Ecclesiastes is always a comforting read whenever I feel that way: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+1&version=NIV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+1&...