Monday 13 March 2017

view from the rooftop

By now all of the retirees would have attained the pinnacle of success in their life’s ambition and career or at the very least approaching that apex. Figuratively speaking, you have arrived at your rooftop.  This is the opportune time to view your life from that acme. Reflect on how you got here, the struggles, the challenges, lessons learned, triumphs and failures. If you had a chance to do it over, would you change anything, what and why?
The view from the rooftop should encapsulate your entire life experiences. The opportunity should provide insight into what made you and created your legacy. For posterity you are encouraged to chronicle your life’s journey to date, as you continue to write the remaining chapters. Record your story in written form, as opposed to oral form where versions change and become unrecognizable as time goes by. When you write the narrative, facts cannot be distorted or misrepresented. From the rooftop view I cannot over emphasize the need to record everything. Perhaps if my ancestors had reduced their stories to writing, today I would be able to share with you some of them. Save for a single aged document evidencing one relative took an offspring to Court for land, all other tales are word of mouth accounts that lends to innuendo and propaganda. Be the author and share your view from the roof.

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