Here are a few morbid questions we all might want to consider:

What will your obituary say about you when you die?

Will it be four brief and mundane paragraphs describing your church and club affiliations, along with a simple list of those you left behind?

Or will there be more?

Will side stories be written about your life for your children to devour years down the line, affirming to them the superhero they always thought you to be?

Will anybody outside of your immediate family even miss you?

Did you reach for and obtain your dreams?

Will anyone even know what those dreams were?

Will anybody believe you wasted your potential?

Will people bring your name up and hear others say, “I sure miss him or her?”

Was a child’s life altered by your guidance?

Was an adult’s life blessed by your presence?

Did a stranger pass along your kindness to others?

Did you live for money or integrity?

Was your passion for something so strong that others joined in?

Did you treat everyone you met with respect?

Did you settle silly, meaningless feuds with former friends?

Were you the forgiving type?

Did you make a difference in this world or did you just take up space?

Did you care about the needy?

Would those who believe in Heaven be certain they will see you again?

Many more questions could be added to the list. This is just a starting point. Every single one of us matters to more people than we can imagine, but that number depends upon our attitude while we are here. And that attitude is defined by a single, futuristic question: How do we want to be remembered?

No matter your choices, you are going to be remembered.

Answer carefully.

Billy Bruce is a freelance writer who lives in Pedro. He can be contacted at hollandkat3@aol.com.