The only mistake was that I did n't have my high beams on . I had turned them off when I passed another car and had forgotten to turn them back on . That could have bought me another millisecond .

A: What may be the reason for the outcome ?

Then , I told him that our plans had changed and that leaving was going to mean leaving in a couple of months rather than by year 's end or by next September . And then I said , " I ' ve already started looking for another job . " " Not at the company , " he asked .

A: What will the narrator be doing by year 's end ?

Lately I feel , more than ever , a strong fatherly instinct . I have always wanted to have children , but in these months I smile more broadly when I see children smiling , laughing or walking their steps through the world . It can be something " normal " for most of the people , but for me it is a pleasant sensation .

A: What happens when I see children that are healthy and happy .

Just a small musing to start this all off ... I was walking home from work this morning and reallized nobody really looks up in the city . Everybody looks straight ahead towards their destination . I looked up and it was like seeing a new side of something I took for granted .

A:
Why is the narrator feeling a bit more grateful ?