Very well said.
In Christian theology there is the mystery of free will, the burden of choosing the morally correct path, as demanded, but not forced, by God. It seems plausible that this is a distortion of a simple fact we can see in the world around us: animals are driven to survive without a having a reason, but we humans must find that. There is no essential meaning to life (one can well argue) but as sentient beings we are cursed and simultaneously blessed with the ability to make our own. This can fail and result in suicide, something very rare for animals but much more common for humans. Mostly it does not, though it often results in some very fantastical thinking. Nevertheless, most of us go on.
Most of us go on yet fail to satisfy purpose while choosing to chase desires and run from debt, more fantastical thinking we believe is necessary and the way it had to be. We can do better and we are slowly moving toward having the tools to do so at a mass level. It still takes individual responsibility to take part which won't happen if we can't break the fear cycles we hold that keep us in repetition.