Filling The Void
Here is something I have recently learned: We all represent someone unique and we all will leave a void. After discovering that I had cancer, I spent the past few months trying to plan ahead for what will happen after I die. I have tried to find all the places where I foresee a void and then fill those voids with other people or better processes. But it seems that no matter how much I plan and prepare, there is always something else that cannot be filled.
I can teach Mandy to pay bills; I can teach Lizzy to watch our for her little brothers; I can teach Jake and Luke to be men of the house. But I can never replace myself.
If I could replace my own void with someone else, then what is the purpose of me? If we are truly unique (we are), then we each have a void that cannot be filled. We are here in this space and in this time for a purpose. Do not think for a moment that you are just a being waiting for eternity. We were made for eternity, but we are here for a reason.
Get to work in the here and in the now.
Awesome perspective!
Zac,
That is an excellent philosophical concept. I was so glad to hear the news. You mission in life is not done.
Michele
Thanks, Wanda and Michele… thanks for being part of this journey!
Okay, that post definitely brings out the tears. Thanks for your thoughts, Zac.