Legacy

“Legacy is not what's left tomorrow when you're gone. It's what you give, create, impact and contribute today while you're here that then happens to live on.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

When people pass on, a lot of things get said about them that were not said while they were alive, people who never interacted with you suddenly have an opinion about you and everyone rallies in remembering the kind of person you were....

Whether we like it or not, we are always under the microscope of the world and the many people we run into on a daily basis analyse our character simply by the way we present ourselves, many may argue that the judgement they make is not accurate and the only way you can have a precise opinion about anyone is to get to know them personally but we cannot hide from the fact that what we present to people in public is what we want them to see and we cannot say they are wrong when the make observations that are there for all to see.

We all have something great to contribute to this world but many choose to hide that greatness in their bedroom or showers and ultimately do not live up to the great potential that they possess. We need to have full confidence in our ability to get that greatness out of the door when we leave our homes every morning because it is our responsibility as citizens of change to make sure people see that change we so badly want to portray to the world in us first.

Malcolm X once said “The Future belongs to those who prepare for it today”, the same can be said about our legacy because what we portray to the world today is what the world will interpret tomorrow when we are gone, so the choices we make everyday are a true reflection of how we want to be remembered.

We all want to be remembered for doing good things when we gone, good things we cannot accomplish in our graves, so it is important to dig deep in our hearts today and find that one special gift we have been blessed with, use it to not only better ourselves but all those we come into contact with so that it leaves a long lasting memory on the world long after we are gone.

Keeping It Real With

Rori Matsetela