I do not have children, but have many friends who do. Attending a birthday party for one today, it struck me how much the presence of children changes our outlook.

We do what we can in life, but a sense of urgency, of meaning, derives from the understanding that our children inherit our work. Whatever difficult life circumstances we’ve had to endure were created by those before us.

So it goes… will we nurture and strengthen? Our time is limited, but our energy and actions echo into eternity…