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What will be our legacy when we die? What do we want people to remember us by? Everyone has a different perception and interpretation on how to answer these questions. No answer will be the same because we are all different. All our beliefs and our way of thinking is unique, and there will be no wrong or right answer. The purpose of this synopsis is to outline the reading and provide my personal viewpoints on what “Legacy” is. The excerpt on “Legacy” and “Twilight Time” is a brief overview on explaining the authors’ view on what they believe these periods in one’s life should encompass. Within the reading, the author gives insight to the reader to investigate their own life and determine whether their purpose held true meaning to their person “Legacy”. The legacy that is described, is not to be confused with what our society has given a description of. Distributions of wealth that include money, ownerships in properties, and assets described in a will are far from what the message is trying to convey when talking about a “Legacy”. No, this author is talking about what …show more content…

It always makes me appreciate that I have that relationship with God and there are people in my life that inspire me to be a better person. These topics that we have discussed so far in our course are very interesting because they make you think about your personal life. Although I don’t always like to think about death, I hope and pray that my legacy left a positive and lasting impression on others. I want to inspire others to do what they feel is right. The world today has many challenges, and for some it may be difficult to overcome these challenges. Our actions must have good intentions associated with them. I remember a saying that we use in Navy, that we must do the right things even when no one is looking or noticing. I like that this passage explains that all the unseen deeds that we do will not go

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