Recently, i’ve been reading stories about King David from the Old Testament in the Bible - his Mighty Men, his victories and failures and his ruling kingdom. He was quite the guy, a ‘man after God’s own heart.’
And in reading all about him, I wonder if he knew that one day, 2,000+ years later, people would still be reading of him and all he’d done, the good and the bad. That has to be one of the downfalls of being a king, in my opinion - everyone reading all the details of your life, most of which lack context.
There’s also the story of David and Bathsheba, probably David’s lowest moment that’s recorded. But the funny thing is, it’s only recorded in one of the oracles of his life, not the other. In fact, it gets nearly a full chapter dedicated to it in one book, while the other book doesn’t mention it at all.
It got me to thinking about my own life and what people would read about it in old journals and hear told about it from old friends and family. Would the bad things come up, or just the good? How long before the bad is forgotten and the good remains or before the good is forgotten and all the bad, damaging things we’ve left behind are all that remain?
Much like yourself, i hope the good things remain, that I’m remembered for good. For loving, for teaching, for sacrificing, for wisdom, patience and goodness.
I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
-Cliff
Cliff’s Note: Each day is a chapter written. I’ll try my best to write the good, unforgettable ones.