Why do you do anything? Because you have wants/desires/values. And those don't change. Why does a kid want to be superman? Because it sounds interesting or cool

Why do you do anything? Because you have wants/desires/values. And those don't change. Why does a kid want to be superman? Because it sounds interesting or cool or fun. You don't lose your sense of interestingness or funness or coolness throughout your life, you just decide other things are more interesting or more fun. That is what I mean by "top level" goal.