Once I’ve stumble upon this verse from Proverbs 13:22 “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children...” and I once heard a preacher saying “if your grandfather and father have left you an inheritance, you wouldn’t be where you are today”. I think we can ALL agree it’s true. Unfortunately we cannot go back and change the past but what we can do is influence the future. We can make sure that our children and grandchildren will not be saying “if only my parents or grandparents left me an inheritance”.
For me I believe it goes way beyond just an inheritance. Each one of us should desire to leave a legacy. What is a legacy? A legacy is ALL you leave behind for the world to remember, so it’s more then money. It is how you want to be remembered when you are gone and what have you done to make this world a better place. A good legacy it is not something that is left by coincidence; it’s a choice we got to make and work at it every day by setting SMART goals to achieve it.
My question for you today: “Do the goals you set up for yourself reflect the legacy you want to leave behind?”
Let me share a piece that will help you start thinking about the legacy you want to leave behind.
Have a blessed week,
Jephtée E.
The Legacy You Leave
All You will leave behind for the world to remember is
Your Legacy, so ask yourself . . .
Will you have earned the respect of your peers
and the admiration of your critics?
Will you have acted humbly at the peak of success and
graceful in the face of defeat?
Will you have kept your childlike wonder and reveled in the
beauty of the world and the small miracles that each day brought?
Will you be remembered for how often you laughed and
brought smiles to the hearts of others?
Will small children and the elderly have been overjoyed to be around you?
Will others have trusted you with their inner most secrets?
Will you have forgiven and offered heartfelt apology?
Will you have looked for the very best, and
done your utmost to build worth, in others?
Will you have fed a hungry child or clothed a naked man
or given hope to a stranger in dire need?
Will you have left this world a better place by the life you have lived?
What Legacy will You Leave?
©2007 Rick Beneteau
All rights reserved.
For me I believe it goes way beyond just an inheritance. Each one of us should desire to leave a legacy. What is a legacy? A legacy is ALL you leave behind for the world to remember, so it’s more then money. It is how you want to be remembered when you are gone and what have you done to make this world a better place. A good legacy it is not something that is left by coincidence; it’s a choice we got to make and work at it every day by setting SMART goals to achieve it.
My question for you today: “Do the goals you set up for yourself reflect the legacy you want to leave behind?”
Let me share a piece that will help you start thinking about the legacy you want to leave behind.
Have a blessed week,
Jephtée E.
The Legacy You Leave
All You will leave behind for the world to remember is
Your Legacy, so ask yourself . . .
Will you have earned the respect of your peers
and the admiration of your critics?
Will you have acted humbly at the peak of success and
graceful in the face of defeat?
Will you have kept your childlike wonder and reveled in the
beauty of the world and the small miracles that each day brought?
Will you be remembered for how often you laughed and
brought smiles to the hearts of others?
Will small children and the elderly have been overjoyed to be around you?
Will others have trusted you with their inner most secrets?
Will you have forgiven and offered heartfelt apology?
Will you have looked for the very best, and
done your utmost to build worth, in others?
Will you have fed a hungry child or clothed a naked man
or given hope to a stranger in dire need?
Will you have left this world a better place by the life you have lived?
What Legacy will You Leave?
©2007 Rick Beneteau
All rights reserved.
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