Especially as we just end up dead with a few people attending our farewell service before most of them rush back to their busy lives after this brief interruption in their day.

The Eulogy at yesterday’s service sparked off a train of thought.

Rex had children and grandchildren and great grandchildren and none of them would be in the world if it was not for him. But not only that, he made a huge contribution and impact with his service in two major wars.

So, it got me thinking that maybe the point of life is not about us. Maybe the point is about the impact, the contribution, we make in the world. And the impact and contribution we make sets off a chain reaction (like a series of dominoes) that can be felt for eternity.

But I don’t have any children of my own so there will not be any direct descendants of mine impacting this world.

That thought stopped me a little in my tracks. I started to think I’d missed a major point in life by not having children. (There is a story there.)

And then I thought again of the Eulogy at yesterday’s funeral.

Because of the lives Rex contributed to saving in those two wars, a lot of families have descendants who would not be here if it was not for him. And who knows what the impact those descendants have made, or will make, on the world.

So maybe I don’t have children of my own, so there are going to be no direct descendants of mine making contributions, but I can still contribute to others.

And right now, one of my ways of contributing is sharing my own journey (the good, the bad and the ugly). And who knows who I might influence/help through my sharing which could potentially impact generations to come.

Plus, every day I have the potential to make a contribution to anyone I come into contact with, with something as little as a smile. It doesn’t have to be big.

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I’ve come to the conclusion that life is not about me.

I’ve come to the conclusion that by fulfilling on the point of life, by making an impact on and contribution to others, I will find love, fulfillment, and happiness. I will have a HAPPY Life!

Just my thoughts.

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