"Universal longing" refers to a deep and intense desire that is shared by everyone, regardless of their background, culture, or circumstances. It represents a common yearning or craving that is experienced universally among people. Full definition
And it answers man's universal longing for life after death. (religion-online.org)
One can easily end up with some supposedly universal longing, rather than the specificity of art. (haberarts.com)
Many forces bind these lives, but at root all involve the same universal longing for connection and transcendence, an axis of commonality that leads in two directions — to creation and to destruction. (bookbrowse.com)