Reminder of life's meaning comes in a tiny package

Holding a newborn in your arms is a humbling experience - one that is magnified when the infant is your first grandchild.

After baby Sebastian was born last month in Miami, Florida, I looked down at the tiny figure placed in the crook of my arm and tears came to my eyes.

It has been decades since my sons were that size, but I experienced the same mixture of wonder and optimism mixed with a dash of worry. The miracle of holding a tiny human whom you played a part in producing can make you feel a spark of immortality.