We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. It has been renamed science, but science of today is in danger of losing much of the natural philosophy aspect.
I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.
We've all made mistakes that are similar in just trying to get by or make some money or feel good about ourselves.