Absolutely love this one, I’ve always thought making my place was something I needed to do as a human. But this was also a thought that lingered always so I’m glad you bought that up, made me feel more human than ever <3
hello friend, i loved this little dissection of legacy :) i subscribe to a more nihilistic approach to legacy, one that im often reminded of by two really famous shakespeare lines. the first is from falstaff’s speech about honor in henry iv, pt.1: “..what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o’ Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no. ‘Tis insensible, then.” this is one of my favorite speeches. what good is a legacy? what good is honor after death if the one being honored knows nothing of what he leaves behind? legacy shouldn't matter to you because by the time the nebulous cloud of your experiences, actions and impact manifests itself into the monolith you call legacy, you’re no longer around to see it. so, the only way you *could* leave behind a ‘legacy’ is by living life unburdened by the pressures of creating one. live more for the current version of you, and less for the version you’ll leave behind. in writing this i realise how it might sound immensely selfish, but it’s kind of the antithesis of the point i’m trying to make. focussing solely on the future is a sign of giving up on the present, and i believe that making an effort for today, creating impact you can see, helping the people you already know, is the most selfless thing you could do. the other shakespeare line, one that is in the same vein, is from marc antony’s speech from julius caesar (our favorite): “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.”
thank you for making me *think* for the first time in more than a week (and write more so i can do that more often!). forever a fan of ur writing.
Absolutely love this one, I’ve always thought making my place was something I needed to do as a human. But this was also a thought that lingered always so I’m glad you bought that up, made me feel more human than ever <3
hello friend, i loved this little dissection of legacy :) i subscribe to a more nihilistic approach to legacy, one that im often reminded of by two really famous shakespeare lines. the first is from falstaff’s speech about honor in henry iv, pt.1: “..what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o’ Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no. ‘Tis insensible, then.” this is one of my favorite speeches. what good is a legacy? what good is honor after death if the one being honored knows nothing of what he leaves behind? legacy shouldn't matter to you because by the time the nebulous cloud of your experiences, actions and impact manifests itself into the monolith you call legacy, you’re no longer around to see it. so, the only way you *could* leave behind a ‘legacy’ is by living life unburdened by the pressures of creating one. live more for the current version of you, and less for the version you’ll leave behind. in writing this i realise how it might sound immensely selfish, but it’s kind of the antithesis of the point i’m trying to make. focussing solely on the future is a sign of giving up on the present, and i believe that making an effort for today, creating impact you can see, helping the people you already know, is the most selfless thing you could do. the other shakespeare line, one that is in the same vein, is from marc antony’s speech from julius caesar (our favorite): “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.”
thank you for making me *think* for the first time in more than a week (and write more so i can do that more often!). forever a fan of ur writing.
what a wonderful point! Thank you for sharing this!