Finishing the Puzzle

Have you ever been the person to find the last few pieces of a puzzle and fit them in the correct spot?  I know that satisfaction; an aha moment. Yes, here is where these final pieces fit and now look at this gorgeous picture that is finally complete... the feeling is fulfilling.  This segment (remember the carpenter ruler entry) of life is like that for me . The most difficult mental task that I face is believing that I have a right to be happy.  Do you know that I am only beginning to appreciate that another life is not more precious than the life that is mine?  Why this truth has taken years to understand is a complex web. 

This is what I know for sure.  What will make me happy is for me to figure out.  What I know at this moment is that joyful has nothing to do with possessions.  Sharing daily experiences with a person who loves me, a person who is grateful for what I have to offer, a person who asks how I am and considers what I require emotionally is part of the mystery.  These actions are pleasant and must be part of the complete picture.  Wouldn't it be grand at the end of existence (a moment of being simultaneous with the final breath taken) to understand that I have figured out part of the riddle of life?  I strive for that ... to be kind to those who do not empathize with me, to love my children and family, to give and receive love from a person who truly is interested in my well-being, and to live a life that is an example of the best that I am capable of.  These are the final pieces of the puzzle ... I want to get them right.