Legacy, a sobering thought

The famed evangelist Billy Graham, when asked how he wish to be remembered said this,

“That I was faithful to what God wanted me to do, that I maintained integrity in every area of my life, and that I lived what I preached.”

Bravo, that’s very well said. My hat’s off to Billy Graham.

I respect and admire the man but how many of us can really emulate him or even come close to what he said or did in his life. None, I guess.

We know it is not how long we have lived that matters but it is how well. In the end we all will be remembered by who we actually are or by what we have done, isn’t it?

Like it or not, life indeed is our only chance left to deliver whatever it is that we always wanted to be or to do. A sobering thought, indeed. So, have we lived what we preached or wanted to?

As for me, I want to be remembered as “Me” whatever that may turn out to be. Yes, I have always wanted to be just me, not a copy of someone else.

Heck, whatever it’ll be, I’ll have to leave it to those who wanted to remember me, but it would be nice to think they would say that I was a kind-hearted and generous soul, God-loving and fun to be with.

Bruce Lee had said this, “The key to immortality is to live a life worth remembering”.

What kind of a legacy would you like to leave? Think on it.

In conclusion, I shall leave you with these remarks from some famous guys to think about.

Brandon Lee once said, “I don’t want to be remembered as “the son of Bruce Lee”.

"You are remembered for the rules you break."
~Douglas MacArthur

"I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually."
~Frank Sinatra

"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free."
~Rosa Parks

"Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds."
~Democritus

"I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle." ~Sitting Bull

"I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money."
~Orson Welles

"Fancy being remembered around the world for the invention of a mouse!"
~Walt Disney

Cheers!