In recent months, I have spent a lot of time meditating on and praying about the meaning and the mystery of life. None of us asked to be born or created, yet with every fiber of our being, we want to live. And most of us have a strong desire to reproduce as well – to bring children into the world. But why? Why are we here? What is our purpose? And why are we so eager to bring the next generation into this fallen world? To what end?