The feeling of futility that comes with the sense of being useless, of not being needed in the world, is the most common cause of psychoneurosis.
The only way to avoid despair is to be a need rather than an end. Happiness, in fact, may be defined as the certainty of being needed.
The only way to avoid despair is to be a need rather than an end. Happiness, in fact, may be defined as the certainty of being needed.
"Man is not Alone, Abraham J. Heschel, pp. 194-195
