The belief that life without a goal is incomplete is not so much a tragic existential fact of life...

The belief that life without a goal is incomplete is not so much a tragic existential fact of life as it is a Western myth, a cultural artifact. The Eastern world does not accept the idea that life has a destination or that it is a problem to be solved: no, life is a mystery to be lived. Life simply is, and we are thrown into it. Life does not require justification. - from the book "The Gift of Psychotherapy" (Irvin Yalom)