AviT, your answer is bang on and well-articulated. Best answer thus far imho.
I disagree, though, that nobody understood the question. Some didn’t early on, but the author of the OP took responsiblity for the integrity of the thread and cleared it up.
In any case, your answer bears strict attention because it pulls together many concepts regarding our very nature and purpose. Kol hakavod!
P.s. thank you for using your first name and family name initial. I regret not choosing my full name in my username, which is Stuart Wachsberg. I don’t get the cowardice of this entire tzibur hiding behind pseudonyms.