A Sense of Your Self

Good ideas go beyond your lifetime. It's the best way to leave our world your state of mind: words that say who you are--words that will reach those near and far. Share the truth as you see it; tell others how to be it. Tell of all the things you went through to do what you had to do. Let the world know how you feel, tell them what you did to be for real, give them the low down, tell them the deal. Perhaps someone else has to take your path. Leave cues that catch them up fast. It's almost like leaving the world your deed about what to do and how to lead. Finally, what you did may help make the world a better place, which means your life would not have been a waste. People may not know your name, and it may not get you fortune or fame, but what it will do is this: somebody somewhere will know that once did you exist. So pick up your pen and paper and write it. When you leave, it will still be around. A daily write will help you see the kind of person you have come to be. That's the other benefit you would have left: others will know you had a sense of your self.