Wondering what might have been

Today would have been a milestone birthday for someone very important in my life. The sadness has caught me off guard several times. I have wondered how would my life be different if that person were alive to celebrate it. The short answer is I will never know. As humans we can only see a very small part of the world. We usually have no idea of the way decisions and events impact our lives in ways both big and small. I just know that I wish this person was still living part of my life.