The Reason for Politics, according to Osamu Dazai

I was reading "The Setting Sun" by Osamu Dazai. It is set in Japan during the early postwar years. At the end of the novel, the heroine, Kazuko, shares her opinion of the meaning of life:

"Recently I have come to understand why such things as war, peace, unions, trade, politics, exist in the world. I don't suppose you know. That's why you will always be unhappy. I'll tell you why - it is so that women will give birth to healthy babies." (172)

I shared this with my mother and she reflected that is a profound thought. Interesting.