enough

Illustrations © Barbara J Holzapfel

A young father was heard speaking of the tragic death of his two year old son...
"Even if my dying child hasn't had enough time to change the world, he's changed my world."

How does one determine how much living is enough. When is it okay to believe the common statement, "He's lived a good life, it's his time to go". Is it measured by the number of breaths taken,  friends loved, or celebrated accomplishments achieved? Is one deemed worthy of death by the quality of loving connections made during that life?

People speak about the impact certain folks have had on the evolution of creation and an individual may be able to identify the significant relationships which have contributed to the magnificence of who it is one has become. But what if there was not even enough time to take one breath before leaving this life? Would that be sufficient to justify a life? Perhaps the unseen value our living has had on the Universal Consciousness some may call God is all that is necessary for a lifetime to be complete.