Humans are inherently curious to explore, and to build, and become successful, and as a result, they can be obsessed with gaining wealth and materialistic ownership to prove their success and achievement. However, in death, humans cannot take their materialistic objects nor wealth with them. Moreover it is fear and risk that holds them back from being too curious and pursuing too much. The looming fear of the unknown death puts into perspective the fleeting nature of human endeavors. This juxtaposition of curiosity and fear, is the foundational paradox to the progress of humanity – of how we keep creating and gaining, but cautiously do so. And similarly, materialistic goods are an outcome of human success, progress, creation, and achievement, but it is impermanent in our lifetimes. But what is more permanent is the legacy that each human and groups of humans leaves behind, not necessarily their material wealth they’ve accumulated when alive.