Conflict of Interest?

“The essence of the borderline dilemma is a conflict between a desire for autonomy and a fear of parental abandonment.” ~ Masterson

Could this not be a depiction of the human dilemma, playing from our very own Garden of Eden? The search for knowledge and self-actualization, juxtaposed by desiring to be a part of a much grander Meaning? Could not life be navigating a resolution by finding a balance of the two?
Love, Dave