Do you consider yourself fortunate?

Oh yes !!!

So incredibly fortunate.

I am alive.
I have lived over half a century.
I have gone from a childhood poverty, to living in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, with the company of a beautiful woman whom I love more than I ever dreamed possible.   I have flown aircraft, driven cars faster than most people ever dream of, done so many many things that as a kid I dreamed of, but never considered I would ever do.

I have come to understand so much about our natural world, about myself, about the nature of possibility, about the possibility of being human - much more than I ever dreamed possible.  And in coming so far, I see ahead an infinite amount yet to be learned and explored.

I am certain that it is possible to extend human lifespans indefinitely, and I am not at all certain that I will manage to get that possibility for myself, and maybe I will.
Maybe I really will get to experience an indefinite life of freedom, abundance, love, prosperity and connection.  Maybe I will be able to create that possibility for every person.

I am not frightened by the possibility of dying tomorrow - I'd rather not, and if it happens it happens.

When I think of the improbability of a me coming into existence, I feel so profoundly fortunate.