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"What is the purpose of your life other than leaving a legacy. Other than proverbially planting a tree in who's shade you will never sit.

What else would you expect a father to say? The reason my dad is a great dad is because I know if it ever came down to it, he would sacrifice everything he has for my future, and I will never pay him back for that.

But I will pay it forward to my son."

  • Matt Christiansen
"What is the purpose of your life other than leaving a legacy. Other than proverbially planting a tree in who's shade you will never sit. What else would you expect a father to say? The reason my dad is a great dad is because I know if it ever came down to it, he would sacrifice everything he has for my future, and I will never pay him back for that. But I will pay it forward to my son." - Matt Christiansen [The referenced video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLSBz76mcFI)

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Self-improvement— I see the leaving of a legacy as a byproduct of self-improvement. I'm the kind of person who believes that we do take something with us, when we die: our minds. Might as well put it to good use, while here. The real magic starts to happen when you realize that selflessness is just a meta form of self-improvement.