Monthly Archives: February 2021
Not give?
What do we not want to give the eleventh generation? :- Doug.
Dregs of life
If in our Wills we leave the gift of money we leave only dregs of life. Ought we leave what is real? :- Doug.
Common threads
We can meet our generations perhaps through common threads—faith, place, culture, country. We can explore these in journals, writing, reverie, and meetings with today’s elders. :- Doug.
By leaving them a gift
Converse with generations by leaving them a gift. What gift would last? What gift would speak? :- Doug.
Perfume essences wafting
My thinking of 300 years and 11 generations is perhaps not only a piker, but somewhat limiting: I am only thinking of people as I know the species, or persons. I am thinking of intelligence mostly in terms of words … Continue reading
Legacy is bad
Leaving a legacy is bad for our grandchildren. :- Doug.
1/2048ths
In 11 generations, your direct descendant will also be a direct descendant of 2047 other people. Certainly different from you. To say it another way, you will contribute only 1/2048ths of that person’s ancestral gifts. Actually less than that because … Continue reading
remembering those unborn
Our legacy cannot be rooted in the rocky soil of wanting to be well remembered; instead use the fertile soil of remembering well those yet unborn. :- Doug.
Risk we get better?
What is the risk that humanity gets better? Why are we not preparing for that? :- Doug.