Is there really evolution?
I also thought about it before.
It was fan after many years of my being in the Hare Krishna movement I was surprised when it all has finished I found out all the things which I thought being mundane, useless and therefore seems to be "conquered" by me suddenly get back to their original place. As if nothing has happened. Only time has passed.
So I agree that the mystery called life is for our fully "experience and the best we can be".
The only thing what I found out after some time - my awareness has expanded. When I'm looking back what have changed in me, I found only that "extra future" which has added in my life.
I can now see this life in organic, all together perspective and as I hope my experience of it's greatness will expand more and more.