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Leaving behind a legacy or a history is something that I want to do, but not in the way that most would expect. When I die, I want to have hundreds of people who don't know each other at my funeral, all of which knowing me for something different that I did that impacted their lives. I want people to show up who never knew of the things I did to help out so much in the community, and to be shocked by how much love I have for others. I don't want to have my name engraved anywhere, or given a crazy honor, but rather to be known as a silent helper of many. The best way to live on in the hearts of many is to live in such a way that you are remembered by your humility and love rather than your pride and achievements. You are either remembered for how you lived or for how you died, and I'd rather not be the latter. I love Jesus and know that one day I'll pass away and everything I've done on this earth will not follow me, so why should I even bother with trying to build up treasures for myself here? I figure that I might as well live a life that people will remember as one close to how Jesus would have lived his life in this time. That, to me, is the greatest honor. Having people show up and see that the life that I lived was a life that honors Jesus rather than myself. A self-sacrificing life. Most folk would consider this to be pointless and boring, but I challenge that with my own personal experience having actually chosen this route. I am very happy. I am always happy. I don't know why people think that living this kind of life is boring, because I am content in all things and will be this way till the day I die. Over time I will continue to do what I can to touch the lives of as many people that I come into contact with. I don't want to die one day just to be cremated and placed on a shelf, no words given at my death. That means that I did nothing with my life, it means that I gave nothing back to others and only consumed what I could. That would mean I was selfish, and I'm not about that kind of life.

Live life and live well. Time to sleep! Peace!