Knowledge is the fuel for creation and modernization.  A thirst for knowledge is a thirst for progress.  Everything we humans use in this modern world is a result of thought and knowledge.  Must we remain content to wallow in our wastes, striving for useless fabrics?  Can we not see the purpose of life is exploration; the meaning is to know ourselves?  “You have too much time to think, sir!” is what I hear.  You guys don’t have enough time to think, I reply.  We “civilized peoples” are too busy slaving ourselves to what we see/are led to believe is survival, at the expense of whom though?