What Will People Remember About You?

March 7, 2017

Interview with Rabbi Daniel Cohen, author of the book What Will They Say About You When You’re Gone?

Mike Carruthers: Here’s a question I’ve bet you’ve asked yourself – at my funeral what will people say about me?

Rabbi Daniel Cohen: I think the quest to be remembered for leading a life of significance is something that every human being wants. And when we come to a funeral or have a brush with mortality it’s a bit of a wake up call.

Rabbi Daniel Cohen, author of the book What Will They Say About You When You’re Gone?, says what people will remember is how you led your life.

When I wake up in the morning I truly feel grateful for the blessings that I have. It means I’m asking myself what can I do today to make somebody else’s day – to just living life with a greater sense of awareness, passion and purpose.

Which we would all like to think we do, but…

Mystic said many years ago my job in life is not to resurrect the dead it’s to resurrect the living. People just walk through life and don’t really think about what they’re doing – they aren’t present. There’s a wonderful book called Time In The Art Of Living by Robert Grudin. And he says ask yourself everyday what are you doing today that is worthy of future memory. I mean that question alone is like a head check.

It’s often the little moments that people will remember.

That could just be a moment’s encounter in a supermarket or in any location. In your office or in your home where you really say what am I going to do to help lift up that person? And in that moment you’re going to feel more alive and you’re going to feel more purposeful.

Rabbi Daniel Cohen

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