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What does it mean?
Every person leaves a unique mark or legacy in some way.
In plain terms
Each person makes their own kind of lasting memory.
What can you take from it?
Everyone has the potential to leave a lasting impact.

Where it applies

  • reflecting on life
  • motivation
  • remembrance

Putting it to work

  • building a legacy
  • living intentionally
  • valuing self

Questions to consider

  • What mark do you want to leave?
  • How do you define immortality?

Another view

Not all lives leave obvious or remembered traces.

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