I googled the term collective unconscious and found this from Wikipedia:

"Collective unconscious is a term of analytical psychology, coined by Carl Jung. It is a part of the unconscious mind, expressed inhumanity and all life forms with nervous systems, and describes how the structure of the psyche autonomously organizes experience...the Collective Unconscious collects and organizes those personal experiences in a similar way with each member of a particular species."

Basically, the collective unconscious is a part of the brain which holds past experiences as far back as when you were in the womb. These experiences surface mainly during dreams. I find this to be so fascinating that our minds can retain information that we couldn't remember if we tried. If someone asked me what it was like in the womb, I could never be able to describe that to them, but it doesn't mean i don't have the memories stored away...fascinating!

When we discussed in class the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" the professor asked us if we would want to hangout or be friends with someone who was always asking about the meaning of life. I thought about this question for a while and realized its actually harder to answer than it looks. I want my friends to question the meaning of life so that they will live responsibly, respectably, and most important happily. I wouldn't want a friend who didn't put any thought into the meaning of life or what their purpose is here. However, I wouldn't want to hangout with someone who was only concerned with why he was put on earth. There has to be a happy medium. If I was friends with someone who always talked about meaning of life i would probably stop spending time with them because after a while, I'm sure that gets super annoying.