Books. If There Can Be A Legacy, They Are The Key.

This quote from Carl Sagan came across my feed as I am putting the finishing touches on a new book. Not poetry this time; but, a discussion of the use of technology in the modern law practice, and the ability to be a lawyer from remote locations. I have a large print library, even though I kid Michael Wade about his addiction to books on paper with my claims to a larger digital library. Reading really is, and has always been, fundamental, and I credit my lifelong fascination with reading the thoughts of other humans to my mother, who began reading to me right out of the womb. Books transported me in my youth, and I lament that current kids are doing their reading on computer and phone and tablet screens. In my chosen philosophy, Stoicism, legacy is a fool's errand. None of what we do here, and none of what we see here, will last. In a millennium, we will all be forgotten. The rare human who will be remembered will likely be someone who wrote books that became famous, such as the followers of Christ who wrote of their time with Him, in the Bible. But, by and large, we are all going to be forgotten, and books are pretty much our only way of communicating with other humans after our death. Finding what joy in life that we can is what we can control. Books help.