To be remembered…

To be remembered…

Everyone wants to be remembered for something. When someone dies, they usually want to be remembered for being a good person or making their children and loved ones proud. Sometimes people want to be remembered for their jokes, voice, actions, and intelligence while sometimes people want to be remembered for the bad things they have done. Whether it is making a statement and speaking out, or just a way to be thought of when they are no longer living. Of course, I want to be remembered as a good person and make my peers proud, but that is not the only thing I wish to be remembered for.
First of all, I aim for bigger goals because I do not want to grow up to be an “average Joe”. No, I have ambitions and goals that I am willingly working for. I set my standards high and if I meet them, I make them higher. I am not the type of person who would not go “the extra mile”. When I die, I want my children to realize that they should never give up on their dreams, no matter how bad the situation. I want them to grow up and not regret the decisions they have made in the past. I want them to be dedicated in anything they wish to pursue and I want them to be the most successful they can possibly be. When I die, I wish my children are inspired by me and most of all, I wish to be thought as of a role model.
Secondly, I want to be remembered for my personality. I am not the type of person who tries too hard to be liked by everyone. I do not like to act, talk, and behave the same as everyone else. Why live your life being average and fitting in with the crowd? Most people would consider me an optimistic person because I always try to find a way to make things positive. Since I love to make jokes, this helps be connect with other people that are optimistic as well. I like to send a positive vibe around the people I care about. Though it may sound like I love everyone, I certainly do not. I do not like the people who change their personality with groups of people just to “fit-in”. These types of people bother me because they represent the opposite of me. When I die, I want to be remembered as someone who stood their own ground and did not change to “fit-in”.
Third, I love to play tennis. My dream is to be a professional tennis player and I would love to win all the grand slams. If I could not achieve my goals as a professional, I would want to be remembered for the spread of tennis. Today, if you ask an average American how many grand slams there are in tennis, they would probably ask you what a grand slam in tennis is. Here in Brick, we have few courts and the ones that we have are in horrible condition. The nearest lighted courts are located in Toms River. The sport of tennis is such a wonderful sport and yet not many people seem to take interest in it. There are focused on the stereotypical tennis, where only old people in white clothing trot around and never break a sweat. Yet, these people do not understand that tennis is a tremendously difficult sport not only physically, but mentally as well. In tennis, you do not have a coach telling you what play should focus on next or why and how you are losing. On the court, it is just you and your opponent. I want people to realize how wonderful tennis is and for them to realize that it is a lifetime sport that is played everywhere around the world. When I die, I want to be remembered for the spread of my favorite sport, tennis.
To sum it all up, I want to be remembered for more than just being a good person. I want to be considered as a role model for my children. I want them to be inspired by my actions and words. When I die, I want to be remembered as someone would not change their personality just to “fit-in”. I also want to be remembered for spreading the wonders of tennis and inspiring people to take on this tremendously challenging sport. Everyone has to understand that everyone wants to be remembered for something, no matter how large or small the impact.