I happen to strongly agree with this.
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too many words.
your primary job as a husband and father is to ensure your family feels supported and loved through your efforts to support and love them.
right? that parentheses was longer than the statement itself lol
I don't agree with that. Feelings are good, sometimes, but they are not a foundation to build anything good, true, or beautiful that lasts. Again, just my opinion. The feelings that result are a hopefully happy byproduct
if your efforts to support and "love" your family leave them feeling disdain or emotional emptiness for you, then you're missing something important.
i don't think you're really disagreeing here...
It is a matter of purpose. I do things that need to be done because I think that they need to be done, not because I think others will feel good if I do them and sometimes, it is the opposite. Does it feel good to have to discipline a wayward child? No. But it must be done. (I'm nu talking about corporal punishment, just for the record.)
not really about purpose or duty or actions. it's about the energy behind it all. being respectful, loving, understanding. acting from integrity rather than ego.
you can do all the "right" things and still make it feel wrong. not good.