6 year old deep thoughts

Tonight I was laying with Tommy and I was amazed by the things he said. It's hard because at his age he has so many questions. He knows people die and go to heaven. When he asked me a while back if everyone dies, I said yes. Believe me, I didn't want to. I didn't want to lie to him though. But we discussed how people live long and amazing, fun lives. So tonight he says to me as I am rubbing his back, "What if you were six and went to my school? we would hang out together. I would have another mom because you would be my friend." I was laughing so hard. Then came the part that broke my heart; he asked how old I was and I told him 35. So he said, "But you have a long, long time, like 90,000 years." I answered yes, because his concept of time is "so so." He said by that time newborns would be being born when he is in the grave...and laughed. At that point I laughed too, but inside I was crying. He really put into perspective tonight how short and precious life is. Sometimes I can't take the feeling of sadness inside when I think of them ever growing up and not being with me. Right now I am the center of his world, but soon enough I will be someone he says "hi" to and hides in his room. He will be out and I will be asleep. I just need to take in everything these boys give me...good days and bad. They are my world.