RULE 103

Check what history would say about you

So what is history going to say about you? What do you feel in your heart of hearts is going to be your epitaph after you’ve gone? And I don’t mean what is engraved on your tombstone but written in some great cosmic record of the universe. Personally, I don’t think I’ll even warrant a footnote. But if I do, I would like history to record that I had a go, made an effort, tried my best to make a difference. That I stood up for what I believed in, stood up to get counted and stood up for my rights. I would like history to say, maybe, that I got up off my backside and just stood up – it would be enough.

And you, my friend, what would you like? What do you think history will say? What would you like ...

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