A Legacy

I have been thinking about this for awhile now.

Earlier this year my

Sister

retired from teaching.

I was asked to write something appropriate about her.

Something that explains her

Legacy.

But it was hard coming up with something that hasn't been said already.

But like a gift that suddenly comes from out of the blue,

I realized what needed to be said.

Her Legacy!

There are so many people in this world who believe they need to leave a

Legacy

so they will be remembered.

So history will not forget them.

A person will strive to be a

President,

a

King,

or any kind of

Ruler

of a sovereign nation to always have leave behind a

Legacy

in their country,
or to the world.

Some industrialists will build tall enormous buildings

and name those structures after themselves hoping the building will past the test of time

and people will remember them for it.

Others will lead great armies of men into battle

and win those fights

and believe that is what is important so they will not be forgotten.

Still others believe if they attain riches beyond belief

and leave their inheritance to family members this will assure they are remembered.

But the

Greatest

and

Most Important Legacy

of all,

left behind by someone,

is the way they have touched

and influenced the lives they have come across in their own life.

It's when you are given a retirement party by the school system you have given most of your life to and are asked you to make a speech.

In that speech you ask the attendees to stand up after asking a series of questions on how your work over the years has

Helped,

Influenced,

and

Touched

their lives.

And the room stands up.

If after some thirty odds years of work,

one of your former students names you as the person who influenced their life while they were in school,

you have left greatest of

Legacies.

A person's

Legacy

will never be a building,

money,

or of being a leader.

Unless of course,

like my

Sister,

you have influenced people's lives in a positive way.

Thank you

Mary Ellen.

For your

Legacy

will always be felt

and remembered in the

Hearts,

Minds,

and

Souls

of your former

Students,

your

Friends,

and your

Family.

You have touched us all!

My Sister And Other All Special Education Teachers Are Cool

This is,

I Need To Get A Jump On My Next Legacy

Because My Brother Is Retiring Next

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you."

- Shannon Alder -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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