ktmae

Behind these big brown eyes
2004-04-01 18:49:01 (UTC)

What do you want your legacy to be?

I was talking to my mom the other day and we frequently
have really interesting and thought provoking
conversations...and this time was no different. She was
telling me about her recent adventure. And she finished
off by telling me that she does what she does so that she
can leave a really excellent legacy for me, her
grandchildren, her great-grandchildren, etc. She makes
decisions for her life with legacy in mind and how her
decisions will provide something special that carries down
to her kids, grandkids, great grandkids and so on. She
says its like an Indian tribe (I forget exactly which one
and I apoligize) that they ONLY make decisions and do
things that they believe will positively impact 7
generations of their people, other people, the earth,
etc. Can you imagine what kind of amazing world we would
live in if each person were so responsible and so caring
that they thought about how their actions would benifit 7
generations down the line?! I think thats a really
admirable philosophy! I think we would live in a much
better world if more people thought like that. We are not
just here for ourselves and for our own lives and
gratification...We live today for the lives and
gratification of all of the generations of our people to
come. We live today to be responsible to make a good life
and a good world for our kids, grandkids, great grandkids
and everyone else to come.
What is the legacy that you want to leave??




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