Tuesday, January 30, 2007
When it's all Said and Done
Every so often I think about what my funeral would look like if I suddenly died. What would people say about me? Would people genuinely miss me? What kind of person would I be remembered as? Would people be crying? I know that I'm loved and respected by friends and family but I wonder what kind of impact that I have had on the people and places that I have been associatied with.
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Ryan! This is so sad to think about! But I admit, I wonder the same things. Mostly I just wonder if I'd be missed. But I'm going to answer some of those questions. I would say that you were a great friend who has really changed my life in ways that other friends haven't. I would geniunely miss you a lot! I mean who else would I get to bug and call Macgyver?! Oh and I'd definitely cry if you died. That's just so sad! And well you've impacted me a lot even if you don't realize it. I mean I went to the Crusade table a couple of times before I met you but I don't remember any of those people. But you made the effort to actually talk to me. If it wasn't for you I probably wouldn't have become involved with Crusade. As you say, where would I be without you? haha. I hope you know that all of us care so much about you and we'd all miss you a lot if you were ever to go away.
Ryan, I can honestly say that you would be missed terribly, certainly by everyone we both know. Not least of all me. If you were to go soon, which I pray you won't, I would be extremely regretful that I didn't get a chance to really spend time with you and get to know you more. (P.S. We need to hang out. Now we really need to hang out.) People would definitely cry. And I can also honestly say that you will never know what kind of impact you've had on people, in the best way possible. It is not granted to everyone to have a visible legacy which is clear to all. I would love it if you could look back and see that. But if not, I pray that you would understand that you have impacted more lives than you could ever have imagined possible. There are gonna be a whole lotta people in heaven who will come up to you and thank you for your presence in their lives; and many of them will tell you that they wouldn't be there, were it not for you. Take heart. These are good questions to consider; but I hope that you will be encouraged by the answers, and not simply get lost in the questions themselves.
Your brother,
AJ
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I would be sad if you died =(
Thank you for liking my post.. looking back on that one, I wonder what I was ranting about.. but I meant all of it..
That's funny I was just talking about making a will today. Then I realized I don't really have anything to give to people after I die, except my clothes and a stand up cardboard Jack Sparrow.
I kinda do the same thing...except I wonder what will be said about me as I arrive in heaven.
From that perspective, I can tell you you're going to get a "Well done, good and faithful servant." As for your fneral, I couldn't say. Us humans do tend to fail to notice and appreciate good things (uh, your life and impact, not your dying).
I do highly reccomend trying to seek God's pleasure and perspective on your life and impact. It's a hard change in thinking to realize, but worth it.
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