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DTH-XII-0031

“I built something real with my own two hands and I'm proud.”

DTH · Pillar IV — Death DTH-XII · Build a Legacy That Stands in This Life.

There is a particular pride in making a thing that exists outside your head. It will outlast the mood you made it in, and maybe outlast you. That's legacy in its plainest form — not a monument, just competent work that holds up. Let yourself feel it, then make the next one better.

Your Practice

  1. Stand back and actually look at what you made. Don't rush past it.
  2. Note the one thing you learned that the next build will be better for.
  3. Teach the skill to someone so it doesn't die with you.
  4. Sign your work, literally or in spirit. Own that you made it.

The Architects

“Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.”

— Khalil Gibran, The Prophet (1923), On Death

More under DTH-XII

DTH-XII-0001“I don't know what my purpose is.”DTH-XII-0002“I feel completely alone.”DTH-XII-0003“I'm building something that will outlast me.”DTH-XII-0004“I wrote my values down and I'm living by them.”DTH-XII-0005“I told someone I loved them and meant every word.”DTH-XII-0006“I want to leave something behind for the people who come after me.”
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