What Should Be The Goal of Humanity?

Question — What should be humanity’s goal?

“We cannot despair of humanity since we ourselves are human beings” ~ Albert Einstein

Answer

When I ponder the answer to this question, the motto Virtute Ad Altissima (Through virtue and courage to strive for the highest) comes to mind. However, the question still remains elusive; what constitutes the highest and why we are striving for it?

Understanding the propensities of humans will enable us to parse out the various components of this question…