Having someone or something need you is so important Barbara. My pdoc told me the same thing. My cat needs me, my garden needs me, my feral cats need me. And if I wasn't here I'd destroy all of them. It's so comforting to be wanted and needed and having your name called out in the wee hours of the morning even if it's a meow.

And if you get goldfish they would need you and so do your plants.