Human condition

The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.
Man does not live by bread alone.
Better a man unsatisfied than a pig satisfied.
* These quotes (Stevenson, Jesus, Mill) address an important aspect of the human condition - a yearning for meaning and significance in ones own existence, which is rarely satisfied. We, like other animals, are restless, unsatisfied with the normal comforts and pleasures that we try to achieve. We seek occupation, prestige, community, intimacy, justification, righteousness, distraction, wisdom, wealth, power. We seek, sometimes obsessively, but are rarely satisfied!
* Philosophers and religion founders attempt to address this matter.
* These thoughts came to mind yesterday, when I received an invitation to join the American Humanist Association. The accompanying opinion survey was largely agreeable to me; and, next December, I will probably send $35 to join, unless it seems less valuable than some other uses of the money. It is unlikely that humanism can be a large movement, because it is based on evidence and reason and lacks compelling myths. Average people aren't likely to be passionate about evidence and reason, gather for sermons about evidence and reason, write and sing hymns to evidence and reason, fight for evidence and reason. I would like to be proven wrong, as civilization is in desperate need of more allegiance to evidence and reason.
* Could the Abrahamic religions undergo transformations toward humanism, refining their ethical principles and discarding their tribalism and magical ideation? Only if they learn to view their scriptures in perspective. Humanists are prepared to accept our limited significance and meaning, while working for a happier, more peaceful civilization and a sustainable earth. I wonder what Moses, Jesus and Mohammad would say on these matters and on their respective traditions if they came back today.