I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government, we managed to carry out other aspects of our policy and other ideals. Through the establishment of national parks, for instance.
Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for.