Tina

“Far more egregious are those couples who manipulate their children and wield them as a weapon to punish their spouse. That is out and out evil.”
― Manis Friedman, Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose

“This is also why when a person is down, we say find someone who has worse problems and help them instead.”
― Manis Friedman, Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose

“Marriage is something that takes up so much space, it can ruin your existence. But it makes life worth living. Wedding vows should explicitly state: “Of all people in the world, and of all possibilities, I choose you to be the only one to ruin my existence. I do not want anybody else but you to ruin my existence.” Otherwise, people get married, and a month later they start complaining that they feel cramped and need more space. “I love you” turns into “I love you, but I don’t like you.” Are you suffering because he ruined your existence? Of course he did. That’s what marriage does. What, then, would be the appropriate response? Very simple: “Go right ahead. Ruin my existence. Meanwhile I’ll be busy living.”
― Manis Friedman, Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose

“When God told Moses to pass his leadership on to Joshua, He explained that to be a leader is to be slave to the people, and therefore noble.”
― Manis Friedman, Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose