"only to have it all end in the grave, our effort come to nought."
Years ago people were fond of saying, "After all what have you REALLY got when all is said and done?" I took this question to heart and eventually came up with an answer that I am comfortable with and believe.
Answer: After all, when all is said and done you have to live with all you've said and done, or not said or done...REALLY.
"We do not know how we will fare, or fit in." True, but I figure, the above still holds true and I am ok with standing on that and taking my just deserts.
"and worry about not being their for my son, or wife, or, when they come, grandchildren."
A couple of weeks ago my daughter asked me what my greatest fears were. My answer was to become incapacitated to the point of not being able to care for my dependants and as a result, seeing the suffering it causes. The second fear would be to know that I am going to my death without the confidence that I had left adequate provisions for them. |
