Mini Project #5 - Niki Ververelli

I think there is a certain sense of pride involved when leaving a legacy. If you have done well for others, you want that to be known and to be remembered. It is a great thing to know that we have been remembered for anything, but especially those very big things in our lives. For example, I know that my grandfather holds a legacy in two distinct realms – the Greek Orthodox Church and the greater Philadelphia area engineering community. He did a lot to make our church beautiful and he also worked very hard for himself as a business owner. In my mind, I don’t think he did any of these things to make sure his name was on a plaque somewhere or that people would still be talking about him, rather I believe that he did well for the greater good because he could.

It says that we have a very deep, vested interest in not being forgotten, whether we are alive or have passed on. We want others to remember us at our best. It is an honor when your memory is held onto. Even if it’s not a building that bears your name, the smallest of memories can suffice in that legacy ideal. I think that there is such a sense of “what’s next?” in our mentality today that when someone is actually remembered and thought back upon, it is a great thing. I think that it says there are some things in life that we want to slow down the passing of, specifically the ideal way that we want people to remember us.