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Apr 2014
Don't be concerned with creating a legacy.
Don't be sad when your name is forgotten, just as peace and the motivation to do great has long past in the world.
Along with the striving taste to go against society, and be your own.
For nothing is no longer present in this world.
Nothing is permanent,
Nothing matters.
So if you live your life only trying to get your name in a history book,
good for you.
But it is not about your name, or your legacy on the world that matters.
For it is the impact on yourself that makes the difference.
Because you could strive to accomplish a task that changes the universe,
But inside you are crippled with misery.
However, you may choose to live that way,
And believe that somehow living a miserable life but leaving a mark is what the purpose of your being was.
But for me,
I would rather be happy, and allow everyone around to me to know that I was happy with myself when I perished.
And that, I feel,
Would make all the difference.
Hayley Coleman
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