Just not quite long, I was present in the funeral of a friend and immediately he was layed down the grave I stepped out to get water for some people, I picked up on a conversation going on between group of young men, I was astonished to hear the things they were saying about this late young man.
I went in sad because I never expected to hear such things from so called friends, anyway that's life and its reality, what we do and how we deal with people has much impact to what people will say when we are no more, some people really care about the legacy they leave behind while some don't even bother because they believe that they are no more and would not be a part of whatever people say about them.
Myself
I think I would love to have people say beautiful things about me when am gone, I want to be remembered for good not for evil, and that requires lots of work, how I treat people now that am young and alive matters a lot.
Tho it won't startle me if I hear people say evil things about me because you can't please everyone, there are some people who will never and can never love you no matter how far you go in treating them well.
I believe it will be nice to contribute in people's life more knowledge, wisdom than I have taken from them, I always believe that its not wrong to leave resources behind for my beloved ones, in respect to that I save just for when am no more and I gave access of that account to my loved ones.
Not just resources, I want people to make some statements such as If only she was alive this wouldn't have happened The care and concern I have for others should always be remembered when am gone, not just in my family but with everyone that came across me.
So I don't limit my concerns and care just to my family because I know when am gone they will have little to say but the people, the community and society will have a whole lot to say about me.
Dealing with humans is a very difficult thing, most times you might be left with no other option than to get personal satisfaction but to achieve such you might be seen as someone who's a little bit arrogant and who is not humble, tho not easy I want people to see me as someone who's humble and who loves helping others, in effect my actions should influence people around me to make a change, become better people for themselves and their future generation.
Tho is not always simple but its attainable to leave a good story and worth emulating life story when we are gone.
Work hard to achieve a noble legacy
That we can't achieve when we are gone but can only achieve it now that we are still alive, if we want to leave a good record behind we should wake up daily with that thought and allow it influence our day to day activities, our dealings with workmates, family members and friends.
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