Svrhu ljudskog života nalazimo u svakoj ljudskoj djelatnosti kojom čovjek želi ispuniti svoj život, odnosno dati mu neki smisao i cilj: potraga za bogatstvom, užitkom, poslom, ljubavlju, znanošću, politikom itd. Čovjek koji je bez cilja i bez nade u njegovo postignuće izlaže se najvećem ljudskom problemu: problemu gubitka smisla. Suočen s gubitkom smisla, upada u stanje krizâ i patnje. Moralni izazov za čovjeka jest potraga za pravim smislom života, a moralna teologija jest ta koja pomaže čovjeku koji traži odgovor na pitanje smisla i posljednjeg ljudskog cilja. U radu se progovara o pitanju patnje i boli s obzirom na moralni pogled te se, kako bi se obuhvatila i perspektiva iz sociologije morala, prikazuju rezultati anketnog istraživanja provedenog na dobrovoljnom uzorku studenata i mladih (od 18 do 35 godina) u Hrvatskoj. Cilj je na temelju rezultata istraživanja odgovoriti na pitanje koje je moralne izazove i zahtjeve stanje izazvano pandemijom bolesti COVID‑19 stavilo pred svakodnevni život ispitanika uopće. The purpose of human life is found in each human activity through which the human being is trying to fulfill his/her life, i.e., to give it some purpose and goal: the search for wealth, pleasure, occupation, love, science, politics, etc. The human being who is without a goal and without hope in its achievement is exposing himself/herself to the biggest human problem: the problem of loss of meaning. Faced with the loss of meaning, he/ she falls into a state of crisis and suffering. The moral challenge for the human being is the search for the true meaning of life, while moral theology can help the human being who is looking for an answer to the question of meaning and about the ultimate end of the human life. The article discusses the issue of suffering and pain in relation to the moral point of view. In order to include the perspective of the sociology of morals, the article also presents the results of the questionnaire carried out on the voluntary sample of students and young people (between the ages of 18 to 35) in Croatia. The aim is to find the answer, on the basis of the results of the questionnaire, to the question on which moral challenges and demands has the situation caused by the pandemics of COVID‑19 illness raised for the everyday life of interviewees.