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Human life is a prized possession; the best product of cosmic process emerged so far. It has been a remarkable psycho-physical evolution through genetic endowment, ecological interaction and cultural transformation, through innate competence and overt performance. Reflective awareness and self-consciousness are its unique features. On the basis of his/her planned endeavor and successful behavior human being has been able to achieve wonderful feats. A mechanistic understanding of human ontology and human evolution cannot do justice to the spontaneity, creativity and goal-oriented human pursuits. The reality is experienced to be through and through telos-embedded and human life being its part and parcel has to reflect this feature. Teleological approach alone can support a viewpoint that coordinates work and welfare, possession and enjoyment with a spirit of sacrifice, social progress and social justice, material well-being and spiritual enhancement. The cosmic process is an ongoing movement. It does not halt or wait. Nothing should be regarded as final, inevitable and conclusive at the present juncture. If it is turned and twisted in a wrong direction it will keep on moving in that direction only. But if it is given a right turning and tuning it can move in a desirable direction. It is for the free, rational, and responsible human agent to choose the correct path and provide a right direction to the cosmic process. Here comes the role of knowledge, values and education under the guidance of philosophical reflections. For this purpose there is need for reviewing and rethinking of the required mode of philosophizing.