Well, I lost my Dad at 13 and it was just growing up fast and getting in the service.
The rest is history.
:^)
Like I said early, there are far more important things in our life than money, a job/career, or status. In some ways our society sucks in that we don't get to spend that much time, while we're here on earth, with the ones we should be spending it with.
A strange but true story of something that happened to me recently. I was amazed by it. I don't know when you take time to communicate with God, but for me it's at bedtime.
So, I ask God to not only look out for those here, but also for those who've passed. This particular night, I added a little something extra to my usual prayer. I asked God to let me see my dad again, someday.
And you know what! That very night I dreamed of sitting down with Dad at our favorite little hole-in-the-wall dinner for lunch! We got to talk and it was as real as a dream can get! :)