Albert Pike Research Paper

Albert Pike once said, “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Though Pike held many disagreeable views, this one is quite valuable. Many young people of this time express a deep, internal desire to be remembered. Our most popular literature depicts heroes born out of mundane insignificance. We all feel as if we are the collective underdog with a fiery passion and a fear of oblivion. The strive has not been to be satisfied with the world handed to us, but to cause great change for the good and well being of ourselves, our neighbors, and our future. Most alluring is the strategy for achieving this goal, for it has not been to lift ourselves up with pomposity and
When your name comes up years down the road, would they talk about the way you dressed, how funny your last name sounded, or how loud your dog was? Would anyone really bother to talk about how amazing you were, not for what you had done, but simply that you were awesome? Would they remember you at all? Think back to these such acquaintances. What do you remember about them? Most striking are those that aided you in some way, some minute influence that stuck with you. I remember Mrs. What’s-her-name much more from the time she paid for my coffee in line than the fact that she wore purple socks everyday. It is not the grand gestures that change the world I speak of, but the simple acts of kindness that stem from one person just being cognizant that make a
Williams did for other people. I may not be a teacher, but I want to help people where I am needed. If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go where I am most needed, where I can be of the greatest service. Truly it sounds exciting to galavant around Europe villas or scale mountains across the globe, but all this pales in comparison to assisting someone in need a thousand miles away, that cannot help themselves. Surely they can benefit so much more from my presence than the touring agencies of London. People in every corner of the world are crying out in desperate need of something I can give them, I simply have to listen. This service is how I wish to be remembered. There is no need to build myself up and live in luxury, only to see it rust and whether until it lives forever with me in the grave. The part of this life that matters and the part that lasts is the service we have done for our fellow