It doesn’t really matter what you do in your life because given a long enough timeline, there are absolutely no consequences to your actions. 99.99% of us are merely a blip on the radar that is time. Unless you are likely to find a cure for a deadly disease or are planning on becoming the 21st century’s first true dictator, then history probably won’t remember who you are.
It’s nothing to be sad about. That’s just how the cookie crumbles.
After we are gone, we only exist in the memories of others. Once that has passed, we may still exist in photographs and video but eventually these will be lost to the ravages of time and it will be like we never existed at all.
Albert Einstein, Saddam Hussein and John Lennon – these are three people who are incredibly well known, but for wildly different reasons. There will come a time when they will appear to future generations in the same way that we look back on the likes of Genghis Khan, Julius Caesar and Michael Jackson – questioning how real these men were and if any of their achievements or acts of notoriety are heavily embellished or even if they existed at all.
They are still the most famous band in the world but eventually people will stop listening to The Beatles. It may be 500 years or it may be in 5000 years but that time will come. Let it be, indeed. So how can this be a good thing? Well it allows us the opportunity to do whatever we want because in the grand scheme of things, nothing really matters. This is the true essence of being present. To not worry about the past or the future – the only time is now.
Live your life how you see fit because these people who you are trying so hard to impress will all perish alongside you. Regardless of their status, wealth or influence, they won’t be around in the future. Your most embarrassing moments, your failures and your mistakes will disappear eventually so don’t worry about them.
You’ve all heard of the phrase ‘live each day as if it’s your last’, but that’s overcomplicating it. Just do whatever you want without purposefully hurting others and you’ll exit this world having won at the game of life.
Author of the Source Article: Jamie flexman