Leaving A Legacy

Since the beginning of time, men and women have realized the importance of passing on a heritage to their children. Men sat around campfires and taught their sons to hunt. Women showed their daughters how to cook and make a home. They left a legacy, understanding instinctively there was little point in their children being forced to learn things from scratch. They built a platform from which their children could attain to even greater knowledge.

History tells us that those who wrote their knowledge down inspired others who followed to further development. Communities without a written record have, conversely, progressed little. “Books are the main source of our knowledge, our reservoir of first faith, memory, wisdom, morality, poetry, philosophy, history and science.” -Daniel J. Boorstin.

Great books from great authors have inspired, taught and motivated us. How great would have been our loss if these men and women had not written down the powerful truths they learned over the years.

Now it is our turn to write down the important truths we have learned in a language form understood by those who follow us. Our challenge is to leave a legacy for future generations.

Most business people, mentors, teachers, pastors, missionaries and Christian leaders have a wealth of truth contained in motivational talks, sermons, and studies they have shared during years of experience. ‘These powerful truths that could shake future generations if written down, are too often buried deep in filing cabinets or the hard drives of computers.

People are often intimidated by authors, believing that writing a book is the prerogative of a select few. Many people desire to write books, but few believe they have the ability.

The truth is, if we can talk, we can write! It just takes drive, determination, planning and discipline to reproduce our life’s work into written form.

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