What a day... The broken finger sure took precedence quickly didn't it? Whenever one of our children are hurt everything else loses it's importance very fast. Just one of the joys of being a parent!
I hope you didn't lose your job though, that would make things a lot more interesting in a bad way.
I find now that my son is grown keeping the why to live is sometimes more of a challenge. I've had to redefine my priorities and goals in life. I had never heard that quote before, but it's very true!
I am in a 'difficult' moment of my life and I have been quite 'absent' and 'absent minded' at work during the last 15 months, that is why I guess one day my boss will say he does not need a person with so many personal problems.
The sentence comes from the book 'Thus spoke Zarathustra' (I am italian and this is the literal translation of the title).
I read the book when I was young and I am reading once again now because I felt the need. I think that parenting is the most difficult job you can ever face in life. But in this moment my son and my daughter are really my 'why' and my 'how'.
Thank you for sharing a piece of you in this comment.
I'm sorry to hear about the problems, I've been there and understand it all too well. Our children really are our why and how in life, even when they are grown. My son is in college now and adjusting to an empty house has been a challenge this year for me.
I don't think I've ever read that particular book, maybe I should find a copy in English, my Italian is pretty rusty...