Smoke and dust, the stuff of simple myth trying to be legend (Marcus Aurelius)

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Wie geht's?

I rarely get deep and meaningful on this blog but I do start each day from that position. As part of my morning routine I read the daily entry in three deep and meaningful and cool books.

As long-time readers know, one is Venerable Master Hsing Yun's 366 Days With Wisdom. The other two are The Daily Stoic and 365 Days With The Saints.

Interestingly, they often coincide in their foci. Seldom all three, but very often two of the three focus on the same theme or idea.

Today Yun and the stoics were looking at the concept of legacy.

Marcus knew that no matter what we do when we're alive, it's like building a castle in the sand, soon to be erased by the winds of time.

Happily, Hsing Yun points out that a legacy is not necessarily something visible, solid or valuable to be left behind but by living well and enjoying the brief time we have and not being enslaved to emotions that make us miserable and dissatisfied, we can still leave behind our humane spirit and wisdom to our future generations (as Marcus has done, and, maybe, just maybe, this weblog).

Love and peace - Wozza