What do you hope to leave behind?

[Rusty]

Sitting here playing with my grandson, listening to Jimmy Carter's eulogy, got me thinking.  In the end, what do you hope to leave behind?  

[Splitear]

You know, this is a great question. I think that anything I hope to have as a legacy will be misguided and flawed. In the end, I want to be the best person that I can be. As long as I do that, my legacy will be left in the hands of those who remember me, and hopefully they remember the man that I strove to be.

I think about some of the best people that I’ve ever known and they have taught me lessons they probably never intended to. I’m forever grateful for them. 

[Buckmaster7600]

Land and memories, everything else can be bought.

[mowin]

I just want my family to remember the good times we had.  If someone want a tool, rifle etc, I hope they remember me whenever it's used. 

I'll grab a wrench or something my dad had, and tell my grandnephews this was their great-grandfathers that they never knew.  They always seem impressed and handled that tool with a little more respect. 

[Redneck4Life]

A nice life insurance policy. Plus my investments in stocks. Rifles and guns they can sell. Plus my VA compensation and social security for my wife. I don't have alot what they want they can have I'll be dead lol.

Edited January 7 by Redneck4Life

[sbuff]

1 hour ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

Land and memories, everything else can be bought.

X2

They are making everything else ....

[GreeneHunter]

My hunting property ! Just the other day my son said " ya know Dad I've been running around this property for 35 years " while we were hunting !  I had thoughts of selling but will be willing it to Family !

[Moog5050]

My hope is that my family members love Jesus.   If I helped lead them there, Amen.   That’s eternal.  The rest is nice but temporary.    I also hope to leave enough financially to support my wife and give my kids a nice boost.  Again that’s temporary but nice still.  

[Rob-c]

I look at my 2 boys and see what great men they have become ,Very proud of both of them. I see certain parts of myself in them , thats what i am leaving behind . 

Edited January 8 by Rob-c

[grampy]

My hope is that someone finds the stones I found, and used, to build my life around God. They made a great foundation for me.

Anything monetary, has no real value.

[Bucksnbows]

You guys are all way too serious. The correct answer is:

worm dirt 

[dbHunterNY]

Its already a guarantee there will be tangible record and evidence I was here and left my mark on the world. I hope I leave memories with those still alive that they charish.

Most of all hopefully Ill leave the world my kids... that stay kind and if have my way will be a better version of me. I hope to leave them with enough to make their lives financially comfortable and land I stand to inherit from my parents.

[dbHunterNY]

34 minutes ago, Bucksnbows said:

You guys are all way too serious. The correct answer is:

worm dirt 

Like the oreo pudding kind? That stuff is so good!

[Trial153]

As long as my children are happy healthy and have good foundation for a well lived life of their choice …Nothing else matters to me.  When you’re dead you’re dead.  

[Robhuntandfish]

I am more the "if you carry it in carry it out" kinda guy.    I want to be the guy that people go "remember that guy .... what was his name....." I have no need for a legacy.  I dont have kids so thats a big part of it.  

They say you die twice -  when you physically die and then the last time someone mentions your name because we all are forgotten.  How many people here can even name their great grandfather/mother? 

Who is most remembered in history ?  the guy that lead a good life or the one that was a tyrant?  I guess i like to think what i leave behind is hopefully not many scars from the mistakes ive made.  I have always been more of a worker bee than a queen and I have no need to be recognized after I am gone. What mattered was the time I spent and how I spent it in the moment.  

I refuse to have any sort of funeral as no one wants to go to those and I surely don't need it.   And i've never bought its for the people you leave behind as each person will grieve in their own way and standing over my dead carcass isnt going to change that.  I always thought the tradition as disgusting.  Lets cut the body up and pump it full of embalming fluid and put makeup on them as repulsive and disrespective.