What will your legacy be?

[Merboy]

Lately I've been thinking that if I were to die today, I wouldn't leave behind a legacy so I feel like I'm panicking to rush to write something or do something meaningful in my life.

 

What do you think your legacy will be or what do you wish for people to remember you after you die?

[samhexum]

What will your legacy be?

 

A series of brilliant, insightful, hilarious, informative posts to this site.

[samhexum]

I forgot modest.

[Merboy]

For me, I'd like to be President of the United States. ?? I love this country and I want to bring people together.

 

There's only one "problem". I'm as gay as a picnic basket.... hahaha

Edited January 23, 2021 by Merboy

[samhexum]

For me, I'd like to be President of the United States.

 

Well, we've already shown any idiot can get elected to the position. ?

 

You just cannot set up a punchline like that & not expect a response like that. ?:p

[+ Charlie]

Almost five decades of daily journals, which scholars will mine for information about gay life in the late 20th-early 21st centuries.

[Merboy]

Almost five decades of daily journals, which scholars will mine for information about gay life in the late 20th-early 21st centuries.

Wow that's amazing dedication!

[+ Charlie]

Wow that's amazing dedication!

A psychologist might call it something else.

[+ WilliamM]

Several friends have saved my letters from Southeast Asia, including the propaganda flyers I occasionally was made to drop from helicopters

[samhexum]

Several friends have saved my letters from Southeast Asia, including the propaganda flyers I occasionally was made to drop from helicopters

It's a pity you didn't have drones back then. You could've just sipped pina coladas on the beach and accomplished your mission remotely.

[CuriousByNature]

Lately I've been thinking that if I were to die today, I wouldn't leave behind a legacy so I feel like I'm panicking to rush to write something or do something meaningful in my life.

 

What do you think your legacy will be or what do you wish for people to remember you after you die?

I've thought the same. But rather than focusing on leaving a legacy for when we are gone, maybe we should simply concentrate on how we impact others today. Actions that exhibit and promote kindness, empathy, grace and mercy can have life-altering effects for those we encounter on a day-to-day basis, and can have ripple effects that continue to have impacts long after we are gone. Maybe that is the legacy we should value. It may not be as tangible or quantifiable as writing a novel or creating a piece of art - but it is something of great value nonetheless, and within anyone's abilities to achieve.