For The Future
I had lunch recently with someone who was discussing his life experiences. He has been thinking about writing his memoir but, in his own words, he struggles as a writer. He has no idea how to string the little stories of his life together into a cohesive book.
He had even purchased software that will allow him to speak his experiences into the computer, rather than writing them down.
I told him to tell his stories anyway. It makes no difference whether or not it gets published, or even gets on the internet. The stories of his life can be passed on to his grandson, who is Jonathan's age. And beyond that.
Stories are our legacy.
We have all seen, read, or at least heard of Roots by Alex Haley. Was this not a collection of family stories handed down from generation to generation? We owe this to our family's future to share our lives with them.
My father has been fortunate enough to have the stories of his life published in a memoir. Time will tell if my stories ever get published. Meanwhile, I think I'll share some in the blog from time-to-time -- stories that shaped who I am. Some will be life-altering events, some (as I have already done with my 9/11 story) will put me in context with historical events that occurred in my lifetime.
Someday my son and his children, and his children's children, will want to learn about me. I owe it to them to share my life with them.
He had even purchased software that will allow him to speak his experiences into the computer, rather than writing them down.
I told him to tell his stories anyway. It makes no difference whether or not it gets published, or even gets on the internet. The stories of his life can be passed on to his grandson, who is Jonathan's age. And beyond that.
Stories are our legacy.
We have all seen, read, or at least heard of Roots by Alex Haley. Was this not a collection of family stories handed down from generation to generation? We owe this to our family's future to share our lives with them.
My father has been fortunate enough to have the stories of his life published in a memoir. Time will tell if my stories ever get published. Meanwhile, I think I'll share some in the blog from time-to-time -- stories that shaped who I am. Some will be life-altering events, some (as I have already done with my 9/11 story) will put me in context with historical events that occurred in my lifetime.
Someday my son and his children, and his children's children, will want to learn about me. I owe it to them to share my life with them.
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