Moving Tribute

I did a search for legacy on google to see what I could find on other people creating legacies for other people. One that ended up at the top of the list was legacy.com, not surprising... When I went there to check it out, I found that it was a site that stores obituaries. That is definitely a form of a legacy, just a different way of what I would like to do. I was actually impressed by the moving tributes that relatives would do for loved ones that have passed. I can't link directly to any of them since they open up in separate windows with players, but you can check one out if you go to the site since they are linked right on the homepage. What they are is a 60 second tribute that plays a slideshow of 10 photos with descriptions with them. The creator can either pick a song from a list or do a voice recording about the person's life. At the end it displays the name and dates of the deceased, with a little description of that person or how he/she will be missed.

I watched a few and found that although they were simple, they were really interesting to me. Here I am, watching a 10 picture slideshow that sums up someone's entire life. There were usually child hood pictures, graduation pictures, vacation, family... all the important things that composes one's life. A few thoughts came to my mind while viewing these tributes. The first was that I wanted to view more. I found myself wondering if these people had scrapbooks of their lives, something that would tell even more stories. 10 pictures could never do a person justice. Could you imagine summing up your life in just 10 pictures and one description?! It's nice for the public, but as far as friends and family goes, I would like a lot more to describe me!

Another thought was that I thought it would be nice if the person could have contributed before they passed. Now is too late for them. That is why I think that it is important to create these memories while you are still alive before it is too late. It is such a treasure to be able to have something that was created from someone by their own hands.

A final thought I had was that if would be nice for others to be able to contribute to this tribute. Others would have thoughts, stories, pictures, and videos that the immediate family would not have access to. I think it would be nice for people to contribute and comment on these things. All interesting thoughts to go into my project.