[flabastida]

I just did the "What's my Purpose in Life" exercise and I came out
with kind of a weird result. After listing a litany of large,
sweeping, all-encompassing, lofty goals, such as "Helping the
people of Latin America become prosperous" or "Teaching peace and
understanding," the thing that really brought tears to my eyes was:

"To love my wife with all my heart and soul, and to let her know
what a beautiful, special person she is, and that she is a great
mother and she can do and achieve anything her heart desires"

Throughout our 18 years of marriage we've had our ups and downs,
and I have been kind of mean to her, and also ignore her true
desires and wishes, but that one phrase really really made me
emotional. Is that supposed to happen? I mean, it just seems so
simple, and not at all world-changing. Don't you think I should
have a higher purpose in life?