I believe the immediate purpose of life is to live - to survive. All known forms of life go through life cycles. The basic plan is: birth - maturing - mating - reproducing - death.
Thus the immediate purpose of human life is for each individual to fulfill his life cycle. This involves proper maturing into the fully developed adult of the specie.
The pine tree grows straight unless harmful influences warp it. So does the human being. It is a finding of the greatest significance that the mature man and woman have the nature and characteristics of the good spouse and parent: the ability to enjoy responsible working and loving.
If the world consisted primarily of mature persons - loving, responsible, productive, toward family, friends and the world - most of our human problems would be resolved（解决，决定） .
But most people have suffered in childhood from influences which have warped their development. Hence, as adults they have not realized their full and proper nature. They feel something is wrong without knowing what it is. They feel inferior, frustrated, insecure, and anxious. And they react to these inner feelings just as any animal reacts to any hurt or threat: by readiness（敏捷，迅速） to fight or to flee. Flight carries them into alcoholism and other mental disorders. Fight impels（推动，驱使） them to crime, cruelty, war.
This readiness to violence, this inhumanity of man to man, is the basic problem of human life - for, in the form of war, it now threatens to extinguish（熄灭，压制） us.
Without the fight-flight reaction, man would never have survived the cave and the jungle. But now, through social living, man has made himself relatively safe from the elements and wild beasts. He is even learning to protect himself against disease. He can produce adequate food, clothing and shelter for the present population of the earth. Barring a possible astronomical accident, he now faces no serious threat to his existence, except one - the fight-flight reaction within himself. This jungle readiness to hurt and to kill is now a vestigial（退化的，残余的） hangover like the appendix（附录，阑尾） , which interferes with the new and more powerful means of coping with nature through civilization. Trying to solve every problem by fighting or fleeing is the primitive（原始的） method, still central for the immature child. The later method, understanding and co-operation, requires the mature capacities of the adult.
In an infantile（婴儿的，幼稚的） world, fighting may be forced upon one. Then it is more effective if handled maturely for mature goals. Probably war will cease only when enough people are mature.
The basic problem is social adaptation and biologic survival. The basic solution is for people to understand the nature of their own biological emotional maturity, to work toward it, to help the children in their development toward it.
Human suffering is mostly made by man himself. It is primarily the result of the failure of adults, because of improper child-rearing, to mature emotionally. Hence instead of enjoying their capacities for responsible work and love, they are grasping（贪婪的） , egocentric（利己主义的） , insecure, frustrated, anxious and hostile. Maturity is the path from madness and murder to inner peace and satisfying living for each individual and for the human specie.
This I believe on the evidence of science and through personal observation and experience.
相关单词：immediate
immediate解释：adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
immediate例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
相关单词：fulfill
fulfill解释：vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意
fulfill例句：
If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
相关单词：fully
fully解释：adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
fully例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
相关单词：warp
warp解释：vt.弄歪，使翘曲，使不正常，歪曲，使有偏见
warp例句：
The damp wood began to warp.这块潮湿的木材有些翘曲了。
A steel girder may warp in a fire.钢梁遇火会变弯。
相关单词：spouse
spouse解释：n.配偶(指夫或妻)
spouse例句：
Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？
相关单词：warped
warped解释：adj.反常的；乖戾的；（变）弯曲的；变形的v.弄弯，变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 )；使（行为等）不合情理，使乖戾，
warped例句：
a warped sense of humour 畸形的幽默感
The board has warped. 木板翘了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
相关单词：frustrated
frustrated解释：adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
frustrated例句：
It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：disorders
disorders解释：n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调
disorders例句：
Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：impels
impels解释：v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的第三人称单数 )
impels例句：
The development of production impels us continuously to study technique. 生产的发展促使我们不断地钻研技术。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
Instinct impels the cuckoo to migrate. 本能促使杜鹃迁徒。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：relatively
relatively解释：adv.比较...地，相对地
relatively例句：
The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
相关单词：astronomical
astronomical解释：adj.天文学的，（数字）极大的
astronomical例句：
He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。
相关单词：interferes
interferes解释：vi. 妨碍，冲突，干涉
interferes例句：
The noise interferes with my work. 这噪音妨碍我的工作。
That interferes with my plan. 那干扰了我的计划。
相关单词：primitive
primitive解释：adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物
primitive例句：
It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
相关单词：immature
immature解释：adj.未成熟的，发育未全的，未充分发展的
immature例句：
Tony seemed very shallow and immature.托尼看起来好像很肤浅，不夠成熟。
The birds were in immature plumage.这些鸟儿羽翅未全。
相关单词：maturity
maturity解释：n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期
maturity例句：
These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。
相关单词：improper
improper解释：adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的
improper例句：
Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
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