"To Live, to Love, to Learn and to Leave a legacy"
September 21, 2007
Did you read the title of this post? Good!
Now do it again ;-)
That small list is a core concept of Stephen Covey’s books, “First things First” and “The 8th Habit”. Very nice reads indeed.
Before I go on, you should know something about me first: I do not like self-help books! I don’t believe they work and I think that usually, they’re simply a product of marketeers, not the so-called experts.
However, some books (call them self-help or not) basically just recycle old thruths and bash them up a little to make them fit in modern contexts. And that, ladies and gentlemen is exactly what happened here.
“Live, Love, Learn and Leave a legacy” is a practical way of expressing all our goals and all our needs in a very handy; portable and nicely secular package. Why not keep it close for reference when reviewing quality of life?
- Live - You need to have your health, a house, to eat. Mostly material things here but still…
- Love - No explanation needed. Both the mental and physical needs are very real and very necessary.
- Learn - “An unexamined life is not worth living” (Socrates). How true.
- Leave a legacy - Most of us have some need to feel we’re making a difference, a clear meaning. This in the end is a most powerful motivational force and, when applied correctly, will produce a fine legacy. After all, we won’t live forever anyway.
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