Your Built-in Guidance System

Every living thing has a built-in guidance system or
goal-striving device, put there by its Creator to help it
achieve its goal—which is, in broad terms—to "live." In
the simpler forms of life the goal "to live" simply means
physical survival for both the individual and the species.
The built-in mechanism in animals is limited to finding
food and shelter, avoiding or overcoming enemies and
hazards, and procreation to insure the survival of the
species.
In man, the goal "to live" means more than mere survival.
For an animal to "live" simply means that certain
physical needs must be met. Man has certain emotional
and spiritual needs which animals do not have. Consequently
for man to "live" encompasses more than physical
survival and procreation of the species. It requires certain
emotional and spiritual satisfactions as well. Man's builtin
"Success Mechanism" also is much broader in scope
than an animal's. In addition to helping man avoid or
overcome danger, and the "sexual instinct" which helps
keep the race alive, the Success Mechanism in man can
help him get answers to problems, invent, write poetry,
run a business, sell merchandise, explore new horizons in
science, attain more peace of mind, develop a better personality,
or achieve success in any other activity which is
intimately tied in to his "living" or makes for a fuller life.