The purpose of life is to bring forth goodness. Now, in this life.
It is not enough to be a hardworking person. Think: what do you work at?
But that's just the aim of civilization - to make everything a source of enjoyment.
Man recognizes that he will not die, only when he recognizes that he was never born, but always has been, is, and will be.
Without the support from religion--remember, we talked about it--no father, using only his own resources, would be able to bring up a child.
The recognition of the sanctity of the life of every man is the first and only basis of all morality.