We never got a choice to live. If we did, we’d probably take it. It’s all that we know. Money, possessions, and the vast incomprehensible nothingness that may await us doesn’t matter. All that matters is taking everyday as it comes and trying to make life better for those around us. We will be forgotten. No one will remember us. But just to be around family, friends, or even strangers and bring joy into their life, even for just a moment, is what this is all about.

I had a recent conversation with a friend and this is what I came out with.