You have summed up something that I think of as, the existentialist dilemma, fairly well. If you live long enough, you will get to a point where you internalize

You have summed up something that I think of as, the existentialist dilemma, fairly well. If you live long enough, you will get to a point where you internalize that life really is just a journey with a start, a middle, and an end. All of it and none of it is precious. You realize that the change you make happen is more important than what you have achieved or not achieved.