Hi y'all!!!!
It's been a while since I have posted on here, so let's get crackin'!
Lately, I have been thinking about the word legacy. There might be a few different things that come to mind when you think about it. You might think about the legacy of a person, like mother Theresa or Adolf Hitler(obviously not the type anyone should have), or that of a sports team, a country, or a grassroots organization. Whichever the case, the legacy that you are thinking of at some point made an impression on you. Am I right?
What about your legacy? Do you have one? If so, what is it?Do you think it is good or do you think it is a bad one? Some people aren't proud of the things that they have done, or the things that they are known for. More than likely, many of you are in that category. My hope is that this post will change that position.
When I first thought about the word legacy, I was thinking about my own. As a single, young male who wants to have a family someday, I thought about what kind of legacy would I want to have for my spouse and my children to have in the future, should I get married and have kids.
Have you ever thought of that? For those of us who are single, I think it is important for us to grasp what our legacy might be now. I know as an adult I have gained more of an appreciation of the time that I have on this earth, meaning I now take more value in the moments I have in this life to maximize my time more than I have before. As a teenager I made decisions based on the feelings that I have about that particular situation without thinking about the future consequences my decisions would bring to me. For instance, when it came to pursuing girls, I would pursue based on the little feelings I had without thinking about having a future with them most of the time. Making decisions like that usually had a negative effect on me. As an adult now, I think about my future way more than I did as a teenager, and therefore wised up a little.
I believe that as I was thinking about the word legacy the first time, I was thinking of a way to encourage myself to do greater things than what I was doing in my life. One thing I'd like to be is a great author, and I think that is one way to leave a good legacy for my children and wife if what I write is meaningful and build others up. That is just one example. Another example is how you daily treat others around you in your community. That helps bring a good sense of character building in your life. When you do get married and have children, the way that you live will be closely read by your loved one(s), and will have a profound effect on them and their worldview. That is my opinion, which is based on the families I personally know and the testimonies of parents who have changed their lives for the better.
You might be someone who feels that they cannot build a legacy. You may have been raised by two bad parents, just one parent, or no parents at all so you don't have a blueprint to go by what it means to build a legacy. There's a lot to say about that, but I will just say this: you are not a mistake,and it's not impossible to build a legacy. You are someone who is wired to do amazing things. That could be something as owning a big company that the entire world would know, or that can be a small ministry in the local community that only few people might know that is operated by a lot of love. Speaking of, whatever it is that you do in life, do it with love. If your legacy is built without love, then your legacy means nothing.
As a final thought, think about what you're passionate about. Examine it, study it, and do it. That is of course if it truly is serving humanity better. That is what love does.
