“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, and to have it make some difference that you will have lived and lived well”-RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
Legacy is about life and living. It’s about learning from the past, living in the present, and building for the future. Legacy isn’t tomorrow. Legacy is Now. When people talks about legacy, the idea may remind us of death, but it’s not about death. Being reminded of death is not a bad thing, because it gives you a view on what’s important. But legacy is really about life and living. It helps you decide the kind of life you want to live and the world we want to live in. Also, people think of legacy in terms of wealth they might pass on to someone next to them. Legacies are anything transferred or received including intangibles like belief, attitudes, or values. Legacy is an idea about what we hope to leave behind. We might think of it as our mission in life. Our legacy is a summary of who we are and how we will be remembered for, if we die in this moment.
“The number one regret of dying is not living a life true to one’s self but rather the life expected of them.”-Bronnie Ware.
Most of us may not have our names and accomplishment remembered or written in the history books. But that doesn’t stop us from creating a meaning in our lives, to have what we’ve done and thought live on after us, to be remembered in some way. There are certain things that block us from building a legacy. Lack of focus, bitterness, anger, fear, living the life others want us to live and so many more. Eliminate those behaviors and attitudes that hinder you from building a legacy.
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another”-Charles Dickens.
To build a powerful legacy, know yourself. Develop and maximize your talents, strengths, and skills. Seize every small opportunity that comes your way. Do things that matters and are important. Monitor your impact on other, how you influence people. Put other people’s need ahead of your own and so on.
We can’t predict the future and since we can’t, we might want to be prepared. Live each day as though you might die tomorrow. Please do leave a like and feel free to share your opinion. THANK YOU❤
We have our own sight about life for me living happy is the best legacy