There is only thing that brings me joy in this solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short life of ours: helping & teaching my daughter how to be a good, moral, and self-reliant person.
There is nothing else that matters to me.
Knowing that my daughter will be able to create her own path, and carry the family name forward into the aeons, not only brings me joy. That alone brings comfort to my weary mind.
The ancient Romans used to say Vixerunt or They have lived.
When I am long gone and forgotten from this ephemeral life, just like the Apollo 13 footprints on the Moon, there will be perhaps an indication of my transient coil’s passage through the world of men.
Blood matters, people. So, do go out and multiply. Because in the end, what you do in life, and who you bequeath your legacy to, matters. Nothing else does, though.
Raise your children well! Show them the steps but let them walk the path. Be gentle but firm! DO not, DO not stray from the path of righteousness!
Life is here now and gone tomorrow. Do not dilly dally! Now is the time for action. Tell your children everything! Teach them everything! Show them everything! Guide them but let them try their legs.
Work is not the most important thing you can do in your life.
Children are!
That’s why the only thing that validates me as a Man and gives me joy is my Daughter! Nothing else, nothing more.
Götterdämmerung 