Perhaps they had good intentions , but obviously that was the wrong answer , since Hashem got mad and we had to wander around for 40 years . That made me lie back and look up at the dark sky and think for a bit ... The point of my life is NOT to try to find the easiest way out ... even if I wanted to . The point is n't to find the most ' efficient ' path , the ' quickest ' way . The point is to get in there , get dirty , and struggle ... Struggle by doing seemingly fruitless things that are difficult , to fully engage with life instead of sitting on the side lines and thinking " I do n't know what I ' m doing , so why should I play ? "

Question: What may be the reason for their reflection on life ?
Answer: They want others to live a better life .They want to have a better life for themselves .They want to live a happier life .None of the above choices .