Do You Understand Life? Thoughts on the Purpose of Life Following the Death of a Child

Sometimes we feel bombarded by life as we work through one event after another, striving to reach the next one that's in the diary, being blown off course by unplanned events and struggling as the bills mount up. Life goes on. At times it can feel like it goes on and on and on and on... as if there is no end, no destination. We can feel this way following life events which don't make sense, such as the death of a child or the loss of a loved one. Life can lose its meaning and purpose and as we wake up we begin to question whether we have a clue as to what we are doing. What is life about? Do you understand life?