Some people may remember me as a happy-go-lucky person, responsible student or a loving and obedient daughter. I knew it's good to be remembered in that way. But for me, it's different. Of course, I'd like to be remembered in those ways also, but you know, there's something inside me that urges myself to show the other side of me that can be remembered by other people in a different way.
According to a quote given by Aaliyah "It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone." We can't tell people what to think or feel about us. We can't just say that our legacy will be this or that thing because other people have different perceptions about us. But despite all these, we can still make a way to show what kind of legacy we want them to remember us. Just like Patrick Swayze's quote, "My work... is my Legacy." Even if we don't tell them what we want our legacy to be, if we just work on it properly, we will be remembered of the things that we had done. If we do good things, we will be remembered as a good person. But of course, if we do bad things, then we will be remembered as a bad person.
A helping hand- someone who do good things for other's own sake, one who always stay by their side, one who is ready to come along and turn their life again when their down and the one who can inspire them to be a helping hand to other people too; that's how I want other people to remember me. I want them to think of me as their own shadows in life. I want them to think that I will always be right by their side even if they don't need me. And that I will always try to be with them even in times of darkness. Even if they don't see me when they turn around , I will always be right there together with them fighting all the problems that they're facing. Just like a real shadow, even though we can't see them clearly especially when it's dark, they will surely follow us even if we walk away and turn our back against them. I knew that this will be my greatest legacy in life if ever that I will be successful in making them see and realize that this is really the kind of person I am. I want them to feel free in approaching me every time they need a friend. I want them to see that I am willing to do everything for them as long as I can possibly do it. And most of all, I want them to see how lucky am I to be given the chance to be part of their lives if ever that they will allow me to be their own shadows so that they will also be encouraged to be other's shadows as well. But I knew, at this point, I'm still on the process of convincing other people to see me in this way. And I hope that before my flame-farewelled time arrive, I'll have the slots of their shadows so that when I'm finally dead, I can still have my path in life: to be their real shadows.
"I just want to complete my legacy." -- Lennox Lewis
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