So I may or may not be highly obsessed with Lin Manuel and his production of Hamilton, but heck, who isn't? Lin Manuel created a master piece and with his creation came back a true question that we must ask ourselves: When we are sadly all gone, what is left of us? What pieces have we left in this world that are still warm from our presence? What is left to tell of who we were? What we did in our life?

Who will tell our story? More importantly, who will tell YOUR story?

There are many ways that would preserve our memories and our presence in the future. One of the most prominent ways of preserving our story and essence is by word of mouth, told by the ones we loved.

We all know someone that we care deeply for, and we know that heaven forbid that if that person were to be gone, we would hold onto everything; their words, the sound of their voice, our memories we shared. We would not allow them to go quietly into the night. No, we wouldn't dare to do that because they gave us a little bit of light in our life. We want people to know who they were. Who once created memories with us, and how and why they were important to us. Why more so than any other? When my time comes to speak of my memories of the ones I loved and still love, I will talk about the adventures I went on, the conversations we had, and the advice and statements of love that was once proclaimed. The mind holds everything together and it will re-create many pictures.

A picture is a thousand words. When we capture a moment in our life, we freeze it forever. Time will forever be frozen in the photo. By capturing moments we give ourselves a way to look back; to remember a time of joy, laughter and love. Photos contain many memories and emotions varying in each photo. We take photos for that exact reason because we wish to cherish a memory when we need it most. When time passes, photos allow us to see the person, to see them when everything was alright; it allows us to relive memories that are awoken by a single photo.

Our creations and footprints. We all have something in which we do; something that relaxes us, inspires us and even maybe makes our heart go a little faster. When we create we give a little bit of ourselves. We show what our passions are, our beliefs and what we stand for. When we speak up and fight for what we believe in, we leave a path where many will see what we have decided to accomplish. Many will see how we view the world through our eyes, or at least they can try.

We will not leave this world untouched, we will not leave our loved ones alone. Even though they will feel our absence in their life, our presence will continue on.