Did Young Goodman Brown make a good decision after leaving the forest?

After
Goodman Brown loses his faith by participating in the Black Mass alongside prominent religious
figures in his community, he becomes suspicious of everyone and turns into a meditative,
distrustful man. Goodman Brown does not make a specific decision to reject his community's
religious leaders but simply reacts to his terrifying experience in the wilderness. Goodman
Brown's suspicions are a result of his guilt and shame, which corresponds to his decision to
abandon his faith and embrace his sins. Through Goodman Brown's experience and difficult, gloomy
life, Hawthorne illustrates the consequences of losing one's faith and living with overwhelming
guilt. After Goodman's dream, he views Deacon Gookin and Goody Cloyse with suspicion and turns
pale whenever the minister preaches about hellfire and damnation. He is also unable to sleep at
night and develops into a grave, depressed man. One can surmise that Goodman's guilt stems from
suppressing his sins, and his altered personality is a reflection of how his hidden sins corrupt
his entire being. Overall, Goodmans decision to participate in the Black Mass and abandon his
faith leave him overwhelmed with guilt and suspicion. He no longer trusts the religious figures
in his community and lives the remainder of his life as a depressed, melancholy
man.