My siblings and I are going through Dad's papers and we keep fighting about which of his accomplishments we should emphasize in his obituary — some of us want to focus on his professional achievements and others think his community work mattered more and it's making me realize we never really knew what he thought his own legacy was.
More people experience this than they realize.
The absence of someone's own voice about their legacy forces others to construct meaning from fragments, revealing how little we may truly know about what mattered most to those we love.
“Where Are You with What legacy means — a philosophical survey?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.