Making lasting footprints

Ever thought about the day you will die, i know that it is an uncomfortable thing for most of us to confront but it is a reality we cannot avoid. Death will come at some point in life and it’s one thing that no-one else can do on your behalf; everyone has to face death for themselves and by themselves one day. But take heart I am not going to talk about the grim realities of death today just want to talk about the things that precede death. What i want to talk about is what happens after you are dead, not the life after death issue, NO that is best left to the experts, though i would like to add that one must know where they will spend their next life way before your D-day comes. Having said that and gotten it out of the way let me proceed to my main subject...what you will leave behind after you die, i mean your legacy and the memories that the people behind will have of you after you are gone. Will people remember you as a loving person who was a joy to have a round or they will remember you as the grumpy slob who was always in a foul mood ready to fly of the handle at any slightest provocation, what about your family and friends, what memories will they have of you. Will they be of someone who can be relied upon, a man or woman of his/her word, or someone who when they promise you something they just cross their fingers and hope it will happen someday., or when you promise they know it’s just an avoidance of more pestering. Well I’m sure we all know what kind of persons we are and in the deepest of our hearts we know the area of our lives that need improvement. Some of us are so scary that people are just too scared to get close to us whereas some of us are too friendly that people regard us just an irritating hand full.
There is a lot we can say about the kinds of people we are but in my opinion the real truth usually comes out when you are gone, it may be you are gone away from the usual people or it may be when you are gone from this world for good. Either way that time when you are absent from the people who love is when the truth of who you really are comes out. so what kind of person are you in your absence, what do people remember most about you, do they miss you and have fond memories or they are glad to be rid of you.
I would certainly want my epitaph to read something like a motivational speech, a shorter version of course, but one thing I know is that cannot happen unless I make changes in my life presently to be a better person that people will remember with love and fondness, a wife, mother, sister and friend who made everyone around them feel loved and appreciated. They say you have only today to make a difference and I do believe so while you have today make the most of it to those who matter in your life, and even to the stranger you meet for the first time, so your epitaph may read like a love story. In these twenty-four hours God has entrusted you with for today, make it count and make that contribution towards your life’s work.