Victor (Vic) Strecher

They're happy now.

you know, or maybe it's pickleball, whatever it is, what you're doing then is setting example for your children that it's not all about having children.

It's not all about them.

It is about doing something that's fulfilling and flourishing in your, that you can produce, you can flourish in your own life without the necessity of children.

And what that makes you, I think, is a better parent.

Precisely.

I couldn't agree more.

When you start looking outside of your immediate family and start asking, what could I do for my friends?

What could I do for my neighbors?

What could I do for my community?

What could I do for my country?

What could I do for people in other countries?

That to me is the epitome of purpose and a transcending purpose.

And there's probably nothing

greater that you could teach your children than this act of self-transcendence and moving beyond the immediate family.

Obviously, they've given you a lot and you've given them a lot.

But what do you really give them now?

You give them the example of yourself.

I've received a huge number, hundreds, many hundreds of responses today.

from people through email, through LinkedIn, through many, many ways.