Comfort or Legacy: What Should Matter More?

We live in a world filled with selfish individuals, and this is obviously one of the core root causes of the state of the world today. In a bid to live a comfortable life, many people have delved into things that are unholy, not ideal, and that's because they're more focused on their own personal interests, and they'll do anything to get that, not minding the effect their actions have on the world. Only a few sets of people focus more on the legacy they leave behind, while many are all about themselves and the comfort of their loved ones alone, and this has led to this question: what should an individual be more concerned about? Their confidence in the legacy they leave behind for future generations?

To start with, it's worth knowing that I know the majority of individuals would most definitely pick their comfort over leaving a good legacy behind for the future generations, and one of their first excuses would be the fact that the previous generations before them had messed up the world and didn't leave anything tangible for them, so what then is the need to leave behind a good legacy when they can live their own life to their fullest and let the future generations also come and follow their own path?

However, the danger of following such a path, especially for everyone, is that it'll take a toll on the world at large, and we're on the path to permanent destruction if we aren't careful with the way we chase personal interests over the best interests of the world's progress. No one is saying we shouldn't look after ourselves or want a better life, but the thing is that we must understand that the actions we take today have a way of impacting how the world we turn out in the near future. We must know that some people are not pleased with selfish individuals, and they can take the consequences of your actions today on your children or future generations.

Besides that, as a people and the entire human race, the fate of the world is in our hands, and we must do all we can to make sure we make the world a better place, fit for everyone to live in, and the way we live today will become the legacy that guides future generations on what they're supposed to live and what's expected of them, so in conclusion, we should focus more on legacy rather than personal comfort, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't chase our comfort; we should just make sure we do it while still leaving a good legacy behind.

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