(April 20, 2011 at 1:23 am)Girlysprite Wrote: Also, I plan to leave my marks where I have lived. People will remember me. They will tell stories of me. I will leave my diaries to my children. And luckily my family is big on geonoligy, and dutifully keeps the records of the family tree - I know my information won't get lost quickly, and thus a part of me will be saved. The concept of *I* is more then who I am. It is the traces I leave here, it is the stuff I write, it is the memories that other people have, and the children I have. And the impact of people last longer then they give themselve credit for. I likely won't be remembered after 200 years, but small traces of me will always be around, like an echo.
This concept of leaving a legacy behind is a big part of why I adopted the motto, Non Omnis Moriar. Even had it tattooed on my shoulder. It's Latin for, "not all of me will die"
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