Someone I knew from my childhood passed away recently, and the death of someone we know often has a way of reminding us of what is most important. The older I get, the more people I know who leave this life and go on to the next. Places I knew when I was young are not the same as they were when I was growing up, and I am constantly reminded that this world and everyone in it is passing away. It reminds me that my hope and greatest happiness is in the future, not the past, and I need to live my life focused on the hope of Heaven God has given me through His Son and help as many people get there as I can.