Advent, Ecclesiastes, & Human Fragility

…We mused about faith, wonder, and God’s invitation to love him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength (Deuteronomy in Jerry’s faith tradition; quoted by Jesus according to mine). We talked about children (his grown; mine 10/12/14-years-old), about the challenges and blessings in various stages of life, and (ironically given the start of this paragraph), about AI and the future of human hearts, souls, minds, and strength.

The theme of “legacy” wove itself through all these topics: what will we leave behind? What impact will we have on the world? How will future generations be better because of our brief time on earth? While lunch was lovely and the conversation inspiring, the answer to these questions eluded us… but we both left with a sense of longing, yearning, and hoping for something good to come from our lives. If that doesn’t encapsulate the theme of Advent, I don’t know what does!