I suspect the Universe has given life a test.  One if clever or with enough fortitude can survive or maybe not.  This brief window which has created this petry dish we call earth repeated countless times throughout the galaxies for what end purpose i do not know.  But i do know this environment is temporary and any smart species collectively would work toward that single goal, our species best survival.  We must escape towards space.  And space is no better.  But unless you can breathe vacuum or worse, we must escape.  All species work together to protect their loved ones.  Why can't we also?  Why can't we simply exercises our talents.  Why seek reward?  Why be paid?  We must choose to voluntarily want to work.  Only those will produce our bests.  Together we can solve any problem?  Why can't we solve world peace?  It would only require peaceful people.  We must reconsider the definition of civilization. Our new era will come and hopefully in time to survive us from this dangerous Universe.