I also agree that all peoples were created for a purpose. But I believe the Jewish community is the most close-knit and has the most warmth. We take it for granted. Note that when a Jew goes missing R”L, you will have 2,000 volunteers on short notice scouring the area. When there is one of these internet contests for most votes, the Jewish community will rally around the cause, and be way up there in numbers, even though we are actually so few. This is because we are one big family, and everybody feels that way. The rest of the world would love to learn from us about chesed and warmth, and they don’t realize what they are missing. Our job is to make a kiddush hashem with menschlachkeit. Unfortunately, kids who leave the fold think that the rest of the world has the advantages we have, and also is having great fun. But their lifestyles are not compatible with this warmth. Chesed means I must give up my pleasure for the greater good. One packs Tomchei Shabbos packages instead of indulging himself in his tayvos. One can’t have it both ways. If one becomes self-absorbed, then he is out of the parsha of chesed, and the world becomes colder and more selfish. A Jewish kid wants the warmth and closeness of his friends, even though they may be hanging out in the pool hall, and thinks he can have it both ways in that lifestyle. In reality, he can’t. He won’t be able to concentrate enough even to earn a living for his family. This creates tension, and out goes the simchas hachaim and the fun carefree life he thought he would have.
The Torah was not meant to be a burden, but a guide on how to have the most enjoyable life, which is to achieve goals and raise a nice and warm family. This requires putting aside one’s pleasure, as in staying up with a sick child. The Torah is trying to teach us maturity which means we can’t act on every whim.