Having an impact is a common aspiration in the world today. Many of us want to make a difference in some way or another. We want to leave something behind. Hopefully the impact will be positive. The truth is we have no real control over who we influence or how we influence them.
Nonetheless, how we have affected people determines how we are remembered. We hope we will be remembered for our finer moments. Ultimately, we have no control over that either. It’s entirely possible we will be remembered for the times when we lost control or said something we regretted.
Many of us will never know how much of an impact we have had on other people, for better or for worse. Others will know their legacy all too well.
