Yesterday was MLK Day - it was also a day off of work for me. So after I got done working for a few hours (isn't that how it sometimes goes?) - I started freaking out.
Why? I had this day off and nothing to do. You see, I am rarely satisfied with just sitting on the couch or taking a nap. I feel like the world has so much to offer outside of my house and is spinning so quickly that if I don't move quickly, I will miss out. And no one wants to miss out in today's world of over-connected, reading updates while talking to someone on blue-tooth while driving in rush hour traffic, right?
So I went to Fernbank - to see it's Ghensis Khan exhibit. It was really well done. I am sure I learned about the Mongol Empire in school, but sadly, I didn't retain it.
I (re)learned from this exhibit that the Mongol Empire was the largest empire in our recorded history - which is quite impressive to me - as I generally think of Alexander the Great's conquests or the expansion of the Roman Empire.
I learned that the Mongol expansion was known for its religious tolerance, development of the a postal and passport system, and that they were the first to make hamburgers (but they used horse not cow!) among other things.
To walk around and see artifacts and effects from this empire that started back in the 12th Century - well, it took me a moment to absorb it all. This man lived as a nomad with no permanent home base. He had no modern way of communication or any modern conveniences or "necessities" as we see them, yet he ruled the largest empire in history.
This is a huge legacy to have created in his 65 years. Dr. King lived less time than that yet made a huge impact on today's world also.
I can pretty confidently say that I will not be making legacies that are even a breath of what these men did. Maybe no one will know my name in 100 years. I am okay with that. But I do know one thing about my life - I want to live it to the fullest and make sure that I have a positive impact.
What will your legacy be?
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Why? I had this day off and nothing to do. You see, I am rarely satisfied with just sitting on the couch or taking a nap. I feel like the world has so much to offer outside of my house and is spinning so quickly that if I don't move quickly, I will miss out. And no one wants to miss out in today's world of over-connected, reading updates while talking to someone on blue-tooth while driving in rush hour traffic, right?
So I went to Fernbank - to see it's Ghensis Khan exhibit. It was really well done. I am sure I learned about the Mongol Empire in school, but sadly, I didn't retain it.
I (re)learned from this exhibit that the Mongol Empire was the largest empire in our recorded history - which is quite impressive to me - as I generally think of Alexander the Great's conquests or the expansion of the Roman Empire.
I learned that the Mongol expansion was known for its religious tolerance, development of the a postal and passport system, and that they were the first to make hamburgers (but they used horse not cow!) among other things.
To walk around and see artifacts and effects from this empire that started back in the 12th Century - well, it took me a moment to absorb it all. This man lived as a nomad with no permanent home base. He had no modern way of communication or any modern conveniences or "necessities" as we see them, yet he ruled the largest empire in history.
This is a huge legacy to have created in his 65 years. Dr. King lived less time than that yet made a huge impact on today's world also.
I can pretty confidently say that I will not be making legacies that are even a breath of what these men did. Maybe no one will know my name in 100 years. I am okay with that. But I do know one thing about my life - I want to live it to the fullest and make sure that I have a positive impact.
What will your legacy be?
Good blog Suzanne! I love museums. It's always good to learn something new. The older I get the more into history I get. I find it very fascinating what some people did and lived through. Put a whole new prospective on our life and the way we live today.
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