On Legacies

I often wonder if I died today, who would show up at the funeral?
I imagine my Father and my Mother would be there. Most likely my Brothers and Sisters. Also all my Uncles, Aunts and most of my cousins.
There would probably be several friends and acquaintances I met and affected their life in some way or another throughout my short existence.
There would be flowers and photos. There would long pauses of awkwardness as people who barely know each other fumble to find things to say to my family about the one thing that has brought them together. The one thing that is now gone, me, and most likely they will never meet again in this life because I am gone.

I wonder what they will say about me?
"He was a nice guy"
"I'm gonna miss him"
"I am so sorry for your loss"


These maybe morbid thoughts, and I hope no one thinks I am suicidal in anyway. I just wonder after its all said and done. What are we really chasing after. We get up every morning and go to that job. We stand up for causes, and go to certain restaurants. But what is the purpose?
Do you go through life with a purpose in mind of the goal you are working towards?
And are the things you are doing now worth doing to reach the goal?
You could bite it somewhere in the middle and never make your goal. So what is more important? Maybe reaching that goal at any cost? Or going about that goal and living life to its fullest loving and caring for people around you.
Not so that lots of people will come to your funeral or they will say lots of things about you. But honestly the only thing yo can leave behind is the people you affected when you were here. And those people changing for the good because of you.
That's a legacy worth having.