Appetite

When reading Aquinas, one of the coolest things for me was reading about what he describes as "the ultimate end." One statement in particular that stood out to me was in chapter 26 when he said "Moreover, all men agree to the fullest extent in their appetite for the ultimate end, for it is natural." This simple statement got me thinking,  we as humans have an inherent need to know and be loved by God. Still, we hear of stories even in the secular realm where people have all they could ever want but are still absolutely miserable. From our perspective as Christians, we really have an obvious answer to this problem, and that's God. However, even people who don't call themselves Christians find happiness as well as joy in friends and family, in helping others and things like that. I would argue that people find joy in those things because they do offer a taste of the fulfillment God has to offer. Still, they are only a taste. Nonetheless, that need and that desire are hardwired into every one of us as humans.

PS I commented on Jamie's "Purpose"