Unlike like the story of Abraham of Old Testament fame when he inherits the promised land based on adhering to the "law," and his progeny also is entitled, I'm not big on legacies because they empower "takers."
How are "takers?" They are people who think they are somehow entitled. College legacies, for example, barely have to apply to get admitted if an ancestor was a previous student.
The Abraham legacy is a story about "takers" and is a big contributor to the Middle East conflicts that have spanned thousands of years.
When I graduated from high school, my grandfather gifted me $1,000 to go toward my Hastings College tuition. When I graciously accepted his money, he gave me a lecture about how the money didn't come easy because of the racism toward Japanese he had to endure. He said he was lucky to have a job despite the times.
His lecture was in Japanese and he had to repeat it back to me in English.
In my family, there were no legacies or entitlements. I learned that I was, pretty much, on my own. I might be better off, financially, had I been more of a "taker" but that's not the story my ancestors imparted on me.
— alanohashi
How are "takers?" They are people who think they are somehow entitled. College legacies, for example, barely have to apply to get admitted if an ancestor was a previous student.
The Abraham legacy is a story about "takers" and is a big contributor to the Middle East conflicts that have spanned thousands of years.
When I graduated from high school, my grandfather gifted me $1,000 to go toward my Hastings College tuition. When I graciously accepted his money, he gave me a lecture about how the money didn't come easy because of the racism toward Japanese he had to endure. He said he was lucky to have a job despite the times.
His lecture was in Japanese and he had to repeat it back to me in English.
In my family, there were no legacies or entitlements. I learned that I was, pretty much, on my own. I might be better off, financially, had I been more of a "taker" but that's not the story my ancestors imparted on me.
— alanohashi
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