Wonder
The ointment to the inflammation of this selfish desire is something I’ve found to be a key ingredient to man’s purpose, and that would be “wonder.”
In the activity of wonder, one doesn’t have the definition or result in hand, only the mystery beckoning a wild pursuit. When the mystery and titillation is strong enough, the journey is adventurous and captivating to an extent that putting a dog-ear in the corner of the page only intensifies this craving to find out what happens next.