Comment by MrMcCall

Denzel Washington's movie (he's the EP) The Equalizer says:

  The two most important days are
   the day you're born, and
   the day you find out why.

We're here to be happy because of the happiness we've created for others.

Most people have other far less important yet far more deleterious desires.

As with all things human, the choice of path is ours alone, and we alone bear the fruits of our chosen journey while we tread it still.