Something New Every Day

Stories and essays on identity, creative thought, and everyday common sense.

You create that memory with every interaction

What do you want to be remembered for when you die?

You will interact with very few people during your lifetime, and they are the only people who will remember you when you pass away. You create that memory of you with each interaction.

Of course, there are some people who become famous and are known by millions. However, the same rule will apply to them. They will be recognisable to millions, but they will only be known by their friends and family.

A famous actor died recently, and they didn’t want to be just remembered for their work as an actor or for the amount of money they earned during their life. The actor was hoping to be remembered for helping people with similar addictions.

That paragraph can be summed up by the following quote. When you have it all and you realise that it’s not enough.

I’ll leave you with an old saying.

Life isn’t about what you have. It’s about how you made people feel whenever they interacted with you.


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