| What will we leave behind when we leave this | | | | most cases, the important thing to remember is |
| world? The effects of the life we lived will have | | | | that even after you are gone, your love ones |
| influences on those left behind. It is our | | | | need you to do your best to leave something for |
| responsibility to leave behind a life that is a credit | | | | them to live on. We should show our love by our |
| to humanity. Often, we have a tendency to | | | | actions; not only with words. |
| sometimes be short sighted about our duty to | | | | We must consider the lessons of life we leave |
| mankind. We should try to leave a positive life | | | | behind, because these lessons will probably prove |
| record for our fellow man to learn from. There | | | | to be very important to others. Men should teach |
| are several characteristic that most people will | | | | their sons how to be a gentleman. Teach him |
| use to judge the kind of life we have left behind. | | | | how to open doors for a lady, how to respect a |
| One of the most important things you will leave | | | | women (treat her as if she is your mother), how |
| behind is your name. What kind of name will you | | | | to stand up for the women in your family. |
| leave behind? Will your name be one that is | | | | Women should teach the daughters how to be a |
| remember in praise or shame? We should | | | | lady. Teach her how to love her family, how to |
| consider those left behind as worthy of us trying | | | | behave like a lady, how to speak well of their |
| to live right, and treat our neighbor right. Think | | | | husbands, and how to maintain a happy home. |
| about how proud you are of those in your family | | | | Finally, we should all consider what kind a |
| who have left a positive mark in the world of our. | | | | foundation we want to leave behind for your |
| They are often talked about fondly at all family | | | | family and friends. Try to leave a strong |
| functions and spoken well of in the community at | | | | foundation on which your family and friends can |
| events. You should consider your name an | | | | build on. This means being conscience of your |
| important thing to maintain. | | | | state of mind, and reminding yourself that there |
| It is a good thing to leave some kind of support | | | | are some things bigger and more important than |
| system in place for your family or those who you | | | | ourselves. |
| have a responsibility to. Your support system for | | | | Always, strive to leave something worth |
| others may be money; it may also be a | | | | remembering. Always! |
| retirement system, it could even be a business. In | | | | |