My golden years of my life have passed and I am now blossoming into adulthood and at the age of 24 I am carefully considering my life and contemplating what I want from it. Firstly I know and understand that I will not/ cannot live a life of mediocracy. I am not and cannot be the poster boy for the "average American", working a 9-5, day in and day out until I'm old enough to retire and tell stories to my grandkids waiting for death puffing a cigar on my rocking chair on the porch. I have to receive more out of my life. My goal is to meet death with a full life and leave a legacy on this earth that will be used as an inspiration for others for generations.
I currently study the lives of those who have inspired me and take the best and most significant examples from them and attempt to apply them to my life. If my approach is successful I will embody the most desirable characteristics of the people whom I admire the most. Hence I will embody the characteristics of a legend in the making before actually becomming one. Do you think this tactic will work to become the legend that I intend on becomming? What other tactics will I have to implement?

You might just become a legend in your own mind. If you take a look around you'll see that very few people ever become known to many others during their lifetime for things that they accomplish. Look at the history books and how many names of the billions of people who have lived on this planet stand out in them? It isn't going to be easy to become a legend and even if you do time will just erode your name into obscurity unless you do something so great that even time cannot eradicate whatever you do. Good luck but remember that you should always make as small of a footprint on this planet as you can while here. That way the future generations will have a place to enjoy as you do now. Good luck and make this a better place to live by just doing what you can in order to survive. Never expect anything from others and you will never be disappointed!;)

You might just become a legend in your own mind. If you take a look around you'll see that very few people ever become known to many others during their lifetime for things that they accomplish. Look at the history books and how many names of the billions of people who have lived on this planet stand out in them? It isn't going to be easy to become a legend and even if you do time will just erode your name into obscurity unless you do something so great that even time cannot eradicate whatever you do. Good luck but remember that you should always make as small of a footprint on this planet as you can while here. That way the future generations will have a place to enjoy as you do now. Good luck and make this a better place to live by just doing what you can in order to survive. Never expect anything from others and you will never be disappointed!

Saaaaaaaaaaaaagggeee advice my good man.:D:cool::)

This thread gives me the urge to make shirts with Gandhi's name, face, and some quotes, or perhaps an album cover.... hmm