The Lie of Leaving an Impact

When did you stop expecting things to leave an impact? I figured it out right after high school. Not in some dramatic, movie-scene way. Just a slow, annoying realization that kept tapping me on the shoulder until I finally turned around and went, “oh… this is it?” Nobody cared then. Nobody cares now. Not really. All that talk about impact, legacy, making a difference. Cute. Sounds great in a speech. Doesn’t survive contact with real life. People graduate, scatter, and immediately […]

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