LEGACY

I read somewhere last week that the Elvis Presley is still the king. Actually, he is the king of dead celebrities, again. Presley, who earned an estimated $49 million in the past 12 months, has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. He last topped the list in 2005. That’s some mad sturvs man! I think some where in the list it says that Tupac earned $9 million. That’s in death! Albert Eistein was also in the list somewhere.

It got me thinking about a prophet in the bible that died and left a legacy of debt for his wife and two sons. It was so bad that his sons were almost sold into slavery. Anyways, long story made short, a miracle happened and they got money to pay the debt.

My question is “What Do U Want TO Be Remembered For?” What kind of legacy would you want to live behind?

As we live everyday we are writing our history without even knowing it. I may not be a fan of young under 25 celebrities writing their autobiographies now, but I think they understand the concept that their history is already being written in their today. Your decisions yesterday created your today and your decisions today will create your tomorrow. Your history is already being written.

I am reminded of the Alfred Nobel legend. The erroneous publication in 1888 of a premature obituary of Nobel by a French newspaper, condemning him for his invention of dynamite, is said to have brought about his decision to leave a better legacy after his death. The obituary stated Le marchand de la mort est mort ("The merchant of death is dead") and went on to say,

"Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday."

On November 27, 1895, at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Nobel signed his last will and testament and set aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prizes, to be awarded annually without distinction of nationality. He died of a stroke on December 10, 1896 at Sanremo, Italy. He left 31 million kronor (103,931,888 USD2007) to fund the prizes. Incidentally that is what he is remembered for today. I believe we can all change our histories by making quality decisions today. A man's got a right to change his mind eh?

In the words of the legendary Michael Jackson from his single History, from his 1995 album HIStory;

“Every day create your history

Every path you take you're leaving your legacy……………
Every page you turn you're writing your legacy"


The story of your life is already being written. And you are the author!

FOR ARSENAL FANS

Q: What is the similarity between Tottenham Hotspurs F.C. and The Taliban?

A: They lure thousands of people to their stadiums, then they torture them.