A life partner, one not afraid to get their hands dirty doing what needs to be done for a vision outside the mainstream paths, grow with them through the fails and the folly, and experience two lives in one lifetime. Find someone to remind us of why to be humble through the successes that can blind one to appreciation and the efforts of others. Someone who does not see us for success gotten, but for the inevitable happiness and richer gain from a partnership with an equal of good character.
Children, to see the world through innocent and new eyes. To see value in things we take for granted, and to give us a reason to think of the future as a prospect even though much of our prospecting years may now be behind us.
It has never been a better time to be poor. What we risk with all the other wins beside family is a life without riches. With others we can know ourselves better, be more whole, understand what makes us human and what drives us to betterment of ourselves and humanity.
The ups and downs of life is the most enriching experience, to know genuine empathy and share sincere hopefulness. One can find such experience in family.