What echo will you leave behind and what will you be remembered for when we finally turn to dust and our names turn to whispers right in the wind of time? Personally, it is not about all the things I have, but the impacts I left, the lives that were impacted through me and the truths that I lived, that is how I want to be remembered.
I do not want to be remembered as someone who just came to this world with no impact, but as someone who truly lived and left a remarkable and positive impact. Someone who genuinely loved, laughed the loudest, and cared so much that there could be a difference, whether as important as bringing someone back on their feet when all hope seems lost or as small as laughing or smiling back at a stranger.
Over the years and with my encounters with people, I have gotten to know that most people hardly remember what you say to them, but they will never forget how you truly made them feel, whether they are in good or in their bad times. I want to be remembered as a safe zone in the human body, an individual who people turn to, they feel at home, a person others can confide in and rely on without having any fear that I will judge them, knowing fully that they had be received with joy, understanding, mercy, care, kindness and empathy.
I do not want my legacy to only be about everything that I have accomplished in life, the titles I have or the money I have made. I want it to be sung every moment, the way I stood up for the right things, the time I forgave and forgot even though it was hard to do, and the courage that I demonstrated to go after my dreams, even though it seemed that there was no way to do it.
Moreover, the world we live in today is all about leaving a footprint behind, I believe that the greatest achievements anyone can make in this world are not the awards given, but the things that you were able to leave in the soul, body and spirit of those you come across. I want my friends and family to think about me and and all they could ever do is to smile with their heart overflowing with thanks and a lifetime of memories that will always bring warmth to the souls of the people.
And when it is all said and done, I want everyone to say: "he lived a purposeful life. How he loved everyone was without limit. And how he left us was far better than the way he found us."
This is how people will remember us at the end of our race here on earth because it is the only true immortality that matters.
Thank for reading.
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