Honestly? I'd do what I'm doing now. I was a good person before, often happy, lots of success, etc- but my life is so much better. Not because I am sober but because of my willingness to do what you cited as humans main "thing" - I'm not in control of the world anymore. Or trying to create and control a life where it was, at bottom, what and how I wanted. I had to get sober to discover the kind of fulfilling life I have now - but I doubt I would have kept growing like I have since I got sober, if I hadn't had my life as it evolved as I drank.