Before I became a parent, death really freaked me out. I read a lot of the immortality literature and took comfort in the idea that we might be the first generation to live forever. We'll see, on that front.

Just like you, though, when I contemplate mortality now, my mind goes immediately to my daughter. Getting her set up to live a good life is the priority now, everything else is icing on the cake. That might be the most profound transformation of fatherhood, for me.