From the moments in infantry when we cry to our mothers with our arms stretched out to them, sometimes for no clear reason - fast-forward to daily adulthood, to those moments when a mere posistive comment about ourselves from another person make us feel good even in the slightest way. One thing you may find common is that we thrive on recognition. Employees perfom better with incentive and praise. Students respond better with encouragement. Lovers love more with compliments and reassurance, amongst other things. On a very primitve level, is it not accurate to say we are a species of attention seekers in one way or another? How is it that you claim the attention and recognition you seek? Do you deserve it?
So we all want recognition in our lives. But there are those who want their lives to be recognised. There are those who strive for meaning and purpose in their lives, they want to be remembered for something. Amongst these is a division. One group merely wants to be remembered for anything at all. The next group purposely live what they want to be remembered for. Each day of their lives is an extra brick laid on what they are out to build, what they will leave behind as a product of their lives. They literally live their legacies.
The day you cease to be a part of this world, what will you be remembered for? Are you living a legacy?
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