What Will You Be Remembered for When You Die?

There is no denying that death is a big part of life, and that all of us think about it from time to time. It is an unavoidable and inevitable process that scares many people as a fear of the unknown is readily questionable within itself as none of us really have the answer to "what happens after we die"? Still, a bigger fear looms with the question of how each of us will individually pass on, and it is a reasonable request to desire exiting this life with a shred of dignity.

The majority of people will tell you that they are no where near ready to leave this life as they have unfulfilled plans to complete or they want to be assured that their family will survive in their absence. How we are remembered seems to cross the minds of many, in fact we fear that we will be forgotten after the proper mourning process has completed its course. With this is mind, you would think that we would live each day like it is our last.

What will you be remembered for? This is a simple question that defies a simple answer, but when you think about it, is it how you would you like to be remembered or do you have room for some improvement? Are you full of bitterness, so much so that it blinds you to the good things that come into your life that you miss opportunities? Maybe you are too busy to tell someone special that they mean the world to you, and you keep thinking that you will get around to it, but then it's too late. If you died today would they know that they held a place in your heart like no other?

In our personal quest to succeed or do whatever it is we think that we do best, we often lose track of the importance of family, and friends. We often become distant or short tempered in our quest to achieve a goal that we have set for ourselves. Quite often it becomes too late for "the could haves and should haves", once we actually stop and take the time to reflect on our lives, that is if we are brutally honest with ourselves.

If you left this world today, would you be thought of as kind and understanding or difficult, and bordering on ruthless? Would the world be a better place without your presence or would your presence make the world a better place?

We all want to be remembered by our loved ones, friends, and acquaintances fondly, and we hope to hear our name mentioned during happy times, and those times of forgiveness, and that our old photo's bring back cherished memories to the person looking at them.

Thankfully, wonderful memories seldom die, and our belief in God is a sustaining force which overcomes negativity and generates a peace of mind when it comes to being separated from those we have loved and lost, and gives us all some reassurance that our lives will be remembered positively when it is our time to go.