We all leave footprints as we journey through life. Some, thankfully, are lasting; some, thankfully, are not. Our footprints show the directions we’ve taken and the choices we’ve made, whether good or bad.
My brothers and I often remark, “Dad said …” or “Mom told me…” My parents are gone now but their words and the imprint they left on our lives remain.
I don’t think there’s any way to get through life without leaving impressions. The funny thing is, we may be remembered one way by one person and quite another way by someone else. In fact, as well as being an inspiration, our footprints may well serve as a warning. I wish we could post little signs of our passing as in, “Warning! Danger! Don’t go here” or, “This is a dead-end; turn around quickly” or “Good, solid footing leading to a happy destination.”
Life, as we travel along, keeps us busy and we don’t think about the footprints we’re leaving. We are just living, day by day. However, those impressions are there in our words and our deeds. I don’t think we should live just to be remembered, but we are remembered as we have lived.
And we are remembered by what we have written, be it letters, poems, posts, or books!
That’s a happy thought. Thanks, Kimberly.
I still remember some of the sayings my parents said, and use them myself at times!
So do I, Morgan. Thanks for writing.