Attention or effort toward the ultimate good, concern for the well-being of the world

Just as we have the ability to run scenarios in our minds before making a decision, we humans are able to forecast the ultimate consequences of our choices and actions. Our forecasts may not be accurate. But we can and do adjust our behavior based on a concern for each other, for succeeding generations, and for our planet.

Some call this form of ultimate concern spirituality, even though spirits don't exist. Others label it altruism, even though other species display similar behaviors. A better term for this uniquely human trait is Ultimativity.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods

beyond the ultimate to the hundredth power.