That they cannot understand what is the motive behind their activity or expectation is a point which need not be equated with what is regarded as the opposite of the spiritual need. There cannot be two ideals for mankind, ultimately. Whether one is in China or Peru, the basic ingredients of human nature do not change or differ. The ideal of mankind, the ideal of all beings, even subhuman, or superhuman, cannot be other than one, and it is the restlessness characterised by the presence of this urge that is the cause for all enterprises in life. When we come to a level of understanding which is adequate to the purpose, we will be able to visualise the commonness that is present behind every attitude of every human being, even in an apparent disparity of purpose.
Human nature is variegated.
It is not all men and women that are fully human beings. We have animal nature in human nature mixed up sometimes, or oftentimes, and it gets rarefied as evolution rises higher and higher. We cannot say that all are of the same type or grade, and it is impossible therefore for every human being to entertain the same attitude towards life or put forth the same kind of effort. Well, one may think they have no aims. It is just munching food and chewing the cud, and they have no other aim except to yield to the instincts which preponderate in them.