Eternal rest sought by humans is self-coincidence, not endless duration

Evidence

Actually it is not exact to say that a Thirst tends toward its own annihilation as thirst; there is no consciousness which aims at its own suppression as such. Yet thirst is a lack, as we pointed out earlier. As such it wishes to be satisfied; but this satisfied thirst, which would be realized by synthetic assimilation in an act of coincidence of the For-itself-desire or Thirst with the For-itself-reflection or act of drinking, is not aimed at as the suppression of the thirst. Quite the contrary the aim is the thirst passed on to the plenitude of being, the thirst which grasps and incorporates repletion into itself as the Aristotelian form grasps and transforms matter; it becomes eternal thirst. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 385 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Our cultures also offer hope of symbolic immortality, the sense that we are part of something greater than ourselves that will continue long after we die. This is why we strive to be part of meaningful groups and have a lasting impact on the world—whether through our creative works of art or science, through the buildings and people named after us, through the possessions and genes we pass on to our children, or through the memories others hold of us. Just as we remember those we loved and admired who died before us, we feel the same will be done for us. We “live on” symbolically through our work, through the people we have known, through the memorials marking our graves, and through our progeny. — Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, The Worm at the Core, 63 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Desire aims at eternalizing itself rather than annihilating itself — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 385; Humans pursue symbolic immortality through works, namesakes, and progeny — Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, The Worm at the Core: On the Role of…, 63; Human fulfillment lies in perpetual surpassing, never in attained rest — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 589 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Desire aims at eternalizing itself rather than annihilating itself #corroborates (0.82) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 385
• Humans pursue symbolic immortality through works, namesakes, and progeny #qualifies (0.72) — Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, The Worm at the Core, 63