The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful.
How does a man make a difference in his home if he can’t show up for any big decisions? “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. This purpose is defeated when a man doesn’t show up for the big decisions. When he ceases to be useful, his presence in the home stops to give confidence and security to other members of the home, Without the assurances of his security for others, his presence leaves no long lasting impact. This lack of impact is primarily demonstrated when a man repeatedly fails to provide financial security for the wife and the children when they really need one. When this happens, they gradually cease to look up to him for financial support. Consequently, everybody at home gradually begins to see the man as a liability. The failure to provide financial security for members of his home has a negative spillover eff...