Today, as we were driving down the road, my mum and I got into a conversation about what it means and what you must do to leave a legacy.
My mum is one of those typical people who you think of when having such a conversation. She maintained that, to leave a legacy, someone or some group has to have had such an impact on the world that the world will never be the same.
I don't think that you have to impact the entire world to leave a legacy. I don't think you need to change something monumentally to leave behind something greater than yourself.
I believe that, to leave a legacy, you simply need to be the change for someone in some way, regardless how small.
You don't have to be remembered. Â Your name doesn't have to be written down in history books and studied by school children.
Mrs. Rowling, whether she knows it or not, has left behind myself, her writing having made me find my love for the worlds that the written word can create out of ink and some paper.
The late Mr. Steve Irwin has unwittingly changed how I view the world, dangerous animals especially. Due to him, I've discovered a love for reptiles and a fondness for many other "terrifying" animals that cause most girls to shriek.
My darling (and unnamed for anonymity's sake) English teacher inspired the desire to write that story for which I've always searched and never found, which is no longer unfound as I've realized that the story is mine and must be written by myself.
My daddy fostered within me a thirst for knowledge in all forms and methods, leading me to explore and find myself. I've discovered that horses are amazing creatures and that I should'nt have given in and should've continued horse riding/care lessons. I've found that I have a decent amount of talent for singing and dancing and acting. I know know that I adore history and the different cultures found in different areas/regions/states/countries.Â
Those people are some of those who I believe have left a very personal sort of legacy. My own.
Each and every person leave a legacy. Because each and every person interacts, reacts, and inadvertently helps form and change those around them.