Legacy For Tomorrow

Does the thought about leaving behind a legacy make you feel really low? Oh no, this isn't for me, I am not President Lincoln or Einstein or Mother Teresa! Think once more. For a change, don?t think of such awesome internationally acclaimed icons of accomplishment. Think of somebody around you - your acquaintance or relation or co-worker at the office or your priest, simply anybody who is or was a part of your day-to-day life. What do you instantaneously remember about him or her? Did he do something great for you or other people? Did she produce something special that did good things for other people? Did they battle some little injustice in the system and alter the rules for better? So you recall that stern old James, your managing director at the factory was also a thoughtful and fair boss who was loved and respected by all your fellow workers. It strikes you that it was your uncle John who led the fight to save the old movie house on your street from the wrecking ball and got it recorded as a heritage property. And your mother?s unbelievable apple pies are spoken of by each family for 4 blocks down the road, all because she liberally shared her recipe and egged on the young homemakers until they perfected the artistic creation of the apple pie! There you are…that's a legacy! When people imprint their deeds in the hearts and minds of individuals around them, they leave behind a - 7 - legacy. Now consider…what do individuals remember when they think of you right now? Great stuff? Foul stuff? Sorry stuff? Oh, you never gave it a thought, did you? Perhaps people around you don?t remember you the least bit. Uh oh, that likely makes you feel even lower than before. However you now know what it means to leave a legacy, and how even the most modest individual may leave behind a legacy. So get started, bang into the game and begin doing your thing - those simple but astonishing deeds that will leave behind your legacy