I understand that the phrase says 'The measure of a man', but you can never really understand and judge the actual life style of that man bacause he can very well be pretending, it is easy for people to talk about what and how they are going to do in the time of the situation but the real truth is that when that situation day actually comes its another story wid dem because that will be the time when everything that person says goes out of the window. I would have to say i disagree with this comment because mainly if you really want to know how someone deals with a problem in a sticky situation u have to know their commen life style and compare it to how they act when they are out of their shell. They want to see if you are up for the challenge, and if itis not too much for you to handle. Shae- I think that this quote simply means that, when people are comfortable and safe, no one really cares about how you feel then or how you feel when your living your life, wat they really wnt to know is how you are going to deal with a situation in a time of trouble or when your down on your last.