This thought came to me in the midst of my boredom yesterday. I pondered on exactly what legacy I would want to leave behind before the curtains close on my life. I thought on what I want my obituary to read. There are so many things I would like to accomplish. I wouldnt have want my living to have been in vain. When I die...I want people to say that I lived my life the best way I knew how.
So many people take for granted every day they've been given. They live each day as if they were entitled to the next breath they've inhaled. They hate. They lve in maliciousness...sadistic.That's not the way I hoped I lived. I know that I have had my bad points. I've had ups and downs. I've crashed and burned more than I can count. I've let down...I've been let down. Yet still managed to stagger back to my feet through the battles of life. I know for a fact I wouldnt have made it this far without God's helping hand, and the prayers and patience of so many people.
I hope to pay back all of the people who looked out for me even when I didnt look out for myself. I want to pay back all of the people who kept me on the right path.even though I stumbled off a few feet. I owe them my life. There's so many times where I wanted to just end it all by sticking steel into my heart...but there were the special people who sustained me. They've became my foundation. I truly would have been nothing without them...
Back to my intial goal of writing this...
Before I die I want my obituary to read that I tried to live right. I tried to give everyone a helping hand when possible and refused no one. I want it to read that though I had trials and tribulations I still made it throught those uncertain days with my head up high. I want it to read that I never pleaded "surrender!" I've never retreated. I faced my problems and fought through them with valor. I lived a life with dignity. Prestige and pride for myself and those I loved I protected everyone that I loved. (If I had children) I wanted it to read that I want them to walk in my footsteps and live a honourable life...helping others.
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But, if I haven't lived my life according to the things I've hoped to put on my obituary I would rather not have an obituary or for it to blank. I rather have a blank obituary then one caked with lies....
These are my thoughts,
Shardell M. Thomas
Shardell2007 Community Member 
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