Leaving a Legacy...

 Today, while reading my Epoch Times Newspaper, I came to an article written by Annie Holmquist entitled "Leaving a Legacy Through Simplicity" ... lessons from a gravestone recipe. I was quite surprised to learn that she had actually quoted from an article she had read, by Rosie Grant of the Washington Post, who actually scours graveyards across the country looking for recipes to make. Needless to say, I was very surprised to think that  Gravestones where the message contained a favorite recipe of the deceased person even existed. The picture below included a caption reading "Legacy is more than the words on a gravestone - it is the impact created by a life that touches others with love and kind actions."

Initially, I thought this seemed very strange that anybody would even consider doing such a thing. However, the more I thought about it, it occurred to me that this person's family and loved ones were either honoring the wishes of the deceased, or even, more importantly, sharing a much deeper truth about them.  

In Annie's article, she quoted  Kay Andrews, for example, whose gravestone recipe for fudge was another one that Grant made for her online account. Kay's family described her as the most joyful loving person, who was always baking treats to give to others. Such food gifts, Kay's granddaughter noted "were really how she showed her love." Annie went on to say the fudge recipe gracing her gravestone may look like the only legacy Kay leaves behind, but in reality, the legacy was what she did with that fudge. She poured her time and energy into making something enjoyable and then gave it away with her love.  She made others feel special and wanted through simple actions and simple gifts. Annie also mentioned 'We only have her fudge recipe to look at on this side of eternity, but who knows what we'll find on the other side" The fact is those simple actions that she faithfully did may have made an enormous impact for good.'