When you die, what do you figure will be the most defining thing about your life?

[True Dough]

What will people remember about you, first and foremost?

I'm just an ordinary Joe, but I like to make people laugh. If most people said, "He had a good sense of humor," that would be enough for me.

You?

[LuckyCharms]

1. Three things, and that is good enough for me:

1) Like you, I can get a roomful of people laughing so hard that they almost choke. I'm not that way on DU obviously. but I can do it in real life. I'm proud of this because I used to be shy and retiring. I came out of my shell. I hope to be remembered with a smile and a laugh.

2) I've had several professionals call me a true craftsman, with complete sincerity. This is what I am most proud of.

3) My spouse says they should put on my tombstone "He was generous, always helped others, and he got things done".

I'm in a bad state of mind right now, and it helped me to type this out.

I'm as ordinary as they come, and sometimes we don't see our good traits.

Thanks for this OP!

[True Dough]

6. Not a bad legacy at all, Lucky!

Glad you're giving yourself credit for all three items you listed. I think #3 is the mark of a truly good person.

[FalloutShelter]

2. I hope they remember

I made a lot of art. Got much of it out into the world.
Wrote several books that a couple of people read and a couple probably burned.
I tried to be an authentic human.
I tried.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. I think they will remember my art, my love of all animals, and my acceptance of all people.

[True Dough]

4. Love of animals is a good one

I'd put many of the dogs I've known in my lifetime ahead of many (not all) of the people!

[chouchou]

5. "She cared"

[Intractable]

7. My epitaph will read, "He died with his boots on."

I have really bad arches, so I never walk barefoot.

[True Dough]

8. Based on your avatar,

I'm going to guess that your footwear resemble these:

[Rizen]

9. I hope it will be my best-selling series of books.

I've written 2 books and I'm working on a third.

[Ziggysmom]

10. She was a kind, animal loving liberal person and a Democrat

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. Why wait?

What's the most defining thing about it now? What's your friends' immediiate reaction when they think of you?

It'll be the same when you're gone, and it'll depend on the individual.

[True Dough]

12. I see

you didn't provide an answer.

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Ah, but I did

You just don't like it. Mine is logical and honest. The others are guesses or hopes.

[True Dough]

14. Ah, yes.

You are the superior poster here. We bow down to your logic and honesty. Thanks for showing us the way.

[Aristus]

15. Being a step-grandfather.

I have three grown stepchildren who have ten kids between them. There is no biological relationship between them and me in any way. But I'm proud to say all ten consider me their favorite grandfather. I'm happy if that's my legacy.

[Emile]

16. Probably my pond. I been allowing kids to fish

and swim here for over 25 years.

[Grim Chieftain]

17. Years ago my husband and I were traveling through the Midwest

We stopped at a very old cemetery and saw a headstone that simply read "He done what he could".

I have remembered that for decades. I hope that would have made the dear man proud.

[Mad_Dem_X]

18. I just want folks to remember me as a good person.

A good person who tried her best to make things a little better for the people she loved.

[LogDog75]

21. Agree

Whatever accomplishments you had in life they don't compare to being a good person.

[electric_blue68]

19. I guess for kindness, artistic talents, and having fun.

For me kindness can cover a lot of ground in how you live your life; small scale, person to person, or bigger scale. I'd never call my self sn activist, but a semi activist, yeah.

I want to be remembered at least by a few, and there's some stuff on the internet for all the hard work, and fun in my art pursuits. And I love to laugh, and have fun with my peeps, and strangers. It balances out the serious stuff I think about, and effect change.

Might add I like to learn things- so that's sort of serious depending, and interesting.

[BlueKota]

20. Taking care of the stray cats who moved into our old barn.

My love of German Shepherds. Trying to share what I learned about history and politics from my professors, so maybe others could have their eyes opened like mine were. To point out the ways things went horribly wrong in the past as to not repeat the same mistakes. Also to teach the best thing is to make policy that aids people not harms them, because in the long run, its more beneficial to all of a society.