Gift Legacy

In 4 Ways to Find Purpose in Any Job, Steve Errey, talks about legacy as a 'gift of property, by will' (see Viscott's version here). People like Gandhi and Mother Teresa made their marks and we can make ours, in everyday life:

'[L]ook at your legacy as something you possess that you can gift to others, by your own free will. Time, consideration, skill, empathy, hospitality, experience—all of these things and more are things you can gift to others.'

This is not just for work but can pertain to all areas of life. There is so much we posess which we can gift to others: patience, love, peace, undertanding, joy, laughter...

And the simplest gifts at a time in need can be the best.

Sometimes all we need is a smile.

For more on the power of the smile check out 52x52: Smile

Purpose, Work and Meaning of Life

Attributed in some form to Shakespeare and Picasso, Quote Investigator found it was actually David Viscott (1993) who wrote:

The purpose of life is to discover your gift.
The work of life is to develop it.
The meaning of life is to give your gift away. 

How many of us get to discover our gift, much less get to develop it to be able to give it away?

 
Viscott, D. (1993) Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times: A Book of Meditations, Contemporary Books of Chicago, Illinois