A frog in a pond is content catching flies and avoiding being eaten, perhaps laying eggs and procreating. Similarly among humans, some live lives not that diff

A frog in a pond is content catching flies and avoiding being eaten, perhaps laying eggs and procreating. Similarly among humans, some live lives not that different from a frog, when they reach the limit they may pursue progress - wealth, education or fame. Some like yourself who value knowledge for the sake of it like mathematics or physics pursue that. However, there are people who either reach the limitation of knowledge and logic. For some this longing comes naturally at a young age, and for others when they have lived through much of their lives and others when they meet extraordinary people or experiences. You do not need it, it is not a race. The self or aathman takes a new identity/body in the next cycle of life.