eat the crumbs
“There is happiness in having an identity- whether it be as an American, as part of a religious group, etc- and that raising your child without an identity will make them less happiness.” (HT:audio)
Many Christians value the importance of knowing your identity in Jesus. Examples here, here, here and here.
“Jesus and the Buddha agree that pursuing happiness in transient things is futile, but they direct us to opposite solutions. The Buddha says satisfaction is treasuring nothing. Jesus says it is treasuring God. In treasuring God we end receiving all things. In treasuring no thing we end up with, well, nothing.
Which, of course, is why [...]
