For Helmut Schwab, the value of life comes from the warmth of human bonds in the family, among friends, or in chance encounters, shared with empathy, bringing joy or sorrow. Trained in the sciences, he worked in the aerospace and electronics industries. His later work concentrated on a deeper understanding of the cosmic and biological world we find ourselves living in, and on the human mind and societies; then on the dichotomy between science and religion, with the questions of the consequent meaning or purpose of our lives. See ?www.schwab-writings.com?. Schwab volunteered in the community on environmental issues and concerns of the handicapped or low-income families in our inner cities. He found joy of life in observing beauty in nature, whether in grandiose scenery or minute detail, and through his participation in the arts.