you have to accept that the question is sprung from an emotional cavity; some yearning within us is manifesting in the phrase, "what is this all for."
that's the billion dollar intellectual question, "what is this all for"
of course, I think the answer to the question is to try to get yourself to not even need to ask that question in the first place. If you "feel" meaningful, that should be good enough.
having said that, today it dawned on me that sex should be factored in heavily into answering these large questions.
I'm not talking about the simple idea that our happiness or sense of purpose springs from the frequency and quality of sex we have.
Rather, I'm curious as to how our motivation, at least in men, to have sex largely determines our sense of meaning.
speculation:
the desire for sex is the largest driving force in male anything.
male motivation springs either directly or indirectly for sex.
winning the nobel prize is to be the largest alpha male
driving a convertible is to prove that you live a life of danger.
working out is to stand above the crowd, etc..
sure, that all makes sense... men are insecure and are constantly trying to prove themselves.
To see what is profound in this statment, I think, is that if you kill a man's desire for sex, you may render him nihilistic.
what would he do anything for?
for the good of others?
of course, of course, that's all there.
you can be asexual and still be happy... or can you???
is testosterone an important cornerstone of emotional well-being, without it we become mannequins, slackers, etc..
