Legacy Room
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Moving to the right, we next enter
the Legacy Room, which is all about how you want
to be remembered.
- After you’ve fulfilled your dreams, how
would you like to live on through the lives of others?
- How do you want your family to think of you?
- Are there charitable organizations you’d
like to benefit?
- Are there religious or other spiritual endeavors
you want to endow?
Regardless of your age,
it’s time to think about your legacy, your final goal.
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Your Financial House itself has a legacy, just as actual
homes do. Think about the legacy of, say, Monticello, Thomas
Jefferson’s hilltop plantation, which continues to
educate and inform the public about this country’s
history, potential, and conflicts—just as it did in
Jefferson’s lifetime.
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In his day, he was a huge collector
of artifacts and information, so anyone who came into his parlor
could see the amazing things being sent from the frontier by Lewis
and Clark, for example, or wander into his library and learn any
of the five languages he spoke fluently, or study any of his interests,
from architecture to viticulture. Today, visitors can walk the
grounds, learning about Jefferson’s eccentricities, paradoxes,
and genius. The house extends Jefferson’s reach and fulfills
his vision of education and inspiration for hundreds of thousands
of people every year.
Or what about Graceland, a more
contemporary house with a completely different kind of legacy?
Elvis Presley fans flock there as a kind of pilgrimage, an homage
to the man and his music. Even people who don’t have a special
fondness for the King can enjoy the kitschy décor and the
narrative from Priscilla Presley that takes you right back in
time. It fairly puts you in the mood for some meatloaf and late
night jam sessions. The King lives on.
Likewise, the Biltmore Estate, the
Frank Lloyd Wright homes across the nation, the Hearst Castle,
and so on—all keep the past alive and meaningful to people
who visit them today.
No doubt you can think of many more
houses that have legacies, even ones that are less famous than
the historic homes I just mentioned. There’s probably a
house in your own area that is known for its previous owners and
what they did there.
Your Financial House can
have its own kind of legacy, whether grand or modest, or anything
in between.
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