Here's the little guy being eaten by the dinosaur. Will his friends and family remember him? Well, that depends on what he did in his short life. Did he only hunt and eat (and hide)? Did he try to collect trophies from all his kills? Maybe the furs to show off to his buddies? Did he have a REALLY NICE upper class cave decked out in the latest stone furnishings and with a water view? Did he have a leadership position in his community? (I'm guessing he didn't, otherwise he would have delegated someone else to get eaten.)

Or was he the kind of guy who helped others? Did he try to solve problems of others? Help build things for his friends? Did he carve thank-you tablets to people he knew going through tough times? Did he deliver wild flowers to people who needed cheering up? Did he share his food when the hunting was good? Was he a family man? Did he only club his wife and drag her into the cave once a month or did he do that more frequently? Did he ever help her with cleaning the cave?

What am I trying to say here? Well, even though this guy is a gonner, either he's just a footnote in the history of the tribe or he's going to be remembered in stories told around the campfire and maybe even have a monument erected in his honor. His kids (if they didn't get eaten, too) will learn from all that he took the time to teach them and pass on his legacy to others. His wife will remember him fondly while she's being clubbed by her next mate.

What has this all got to do with you? I'm glad you asked me! Times haven't really changed all that much, you see. We are not so much remembered for our accumulations as we are for what humanitarians we are, or should I say, "were." While the people in your legal will may appreciate the stuff, eventually the stuff will get used up, spent or maybe sold. But your LEGACY, that's a different story. This is what lasts through the ages. This is what people, perhaps even those who never knew you personally, will remember and tell others. And that's really what life is all about isn't it?

He who dies with the best legacy wins!

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