Wonder of the Great Mystery of Life

It is when we are confronted with...poignant reminders of mortality that we become most aware of the strangeness and wonder of our brief life on Earth.

Kathleen BasfordI(gratefulness.org)
“A New View of the Green Man Sculptures,” Folklore, Vol. 102, No. 2 (1991)

I don't know about this one, is it true that we have a "brief time" here! It is a great mystery - we may have many reincarnations on this earth?