Men measure their success by faith more than by being their best!

by Gopher 3 Replies latest social family

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  Gopher

  From this week's TIME magazine article about "SuperDads":

  Asked by Spike TV to choose how they measure success, only 3% of men said through their work, while 31% said they did so through their faith in God, 26% through being the best person possible, 22% through their network of family and friends, and 17% through maintaining a balance between home and work.

  My question, why do people measure success through a belief (faith in God) rather than how they actually do in life (being the best person possible)?

  I don't get it. I don't mean to demean faith in God, but is it truly the best measure of success?
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  Golf

  Good question Gopher. For me, it's being who I am inside. As Popeye would say, I am what I am.

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  funkyderek

  My question, why do people measure success through a belief (faith in God) rather than how they actually do in life (being the best person possible)?

  Because it's easier. If they were to measure their success by their wealth, health or relationships they would find something lacking; they could be richer, healthier, happier. But everybody believes they have the correct religion, and most of them just require blind belief, so it's easy to be a success if you make that your chief criterion.
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  Gopher

  Because it's easier.

  That may be true.

  Others may think that it's a "fight" to believe in God in an "ungodly" world. So in that way of thinking, imitating an unseen person while being "tempted" not to do so may be seen as "success".

  I was hoping a person who believes faith is the key measure of success would shed some light on this subject. Is this just a thing among American men?