Conditions

The conditions for fire are heat, fuel, and oxygen.
The conditions for a gravitational force are the masses between objects.

Indeed, with the technological advances of today, we have congratulated ourselves with being able to fly in the air, dive deep into the ocean, communicate almost instantaneously over great distances, send people to the moon, perform amazing surgery, and much more.

Yet, we do not know the conditions for our current standard of living, our current health, our current state of mind, our time of death, or where we go after that (if we go anywhere at all). There has been many theories with varying degrees of success when tested over time and space (geography). By the scientific method, this suggests that none of these theories are the true conditions. If we do not know the conditions for these, then are we not at the mercy of ignorance?

Have we reduced ourselves to mindlessly chasing wealth, prestige, recognition, and status? What use are these if we don't know how to determine our lives?

For how long have we lived in ignorance? For how long will we continue to live in ignorance? When will we all awaken?