hope - same thing as what I just said..
believing in a scheme of things or order as defined by mythology
just to make you feel better that there is a purpose in life.

yes there is a purpose. it is to live it. to make more of it if possible.

'too busy with the petty business of life'
Cant disagree more. the here and now is what is important.
Rather than hoping for some vague afterlife, and missing out on whats here and now.
Thanks to religion, plenty of people have missed on the here and now
in favor something better at the end..