I tried to shed some light on your question here: http://forums.psychcentral.com/showt...urpose+meaning

I certainly do not believe life is a privilege. We are here through the choice of others. Those others embed us with their genes and inculcate us with their prejudices. We are left to deal with the biology and uproot or enhance the generalizations, stereotypes and heuristics we must accept because we have no choice. See: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...021065,00.html

I also concede spending time being self-righteous over the vicissitudes that accompany our birth is wasted energy. Albeit, despite what some legal document might say, all men are not created equal.

In the end, I expect Lincoln is right: "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."