Everybody wants to live something behind them, to live on after them as evidence that they left a mark and as a testament to their lives. And yes, someday I'd like to write a book (or several) that will speak its words after I can no longer speak mine and that will live on long after I cease to.
But I believe that the greatest legacy a life can leave behind is its impact on other lives. Namely, lives such as their childrens'. I want my children to someday be my legacy, what I leave behind after I move on. I want to teach them my thoughts and my beliefs and my values and then for them to build on them, to grow them bigger and allow them to flourish. I want them to live their lives in a way that makes me proud, to carry my influence to the world, but also to expand on that and live by their own ideals. I want my children to be my legacy because I want them to be bigger than I am, bolder dreams and broader thoughts and stronger ideals. I want to leave something behind that will never die because it will never stop growing.
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