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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
 
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Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.
Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.
December 4, 2025 at 1:27pm December 4, 2025 at 1:27pm
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Prompt:
What three things would you like to be remembered for?
Write about these in in your Blog entry today.
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This question made me think. It is a perfectly fine question itself, but I like to look at things from as many angles as I can. To think of three such things, in essence, would do away with my simplicity. 
After all, people usually remember the dead for what they were not...most of the time. To me, this, wanting to be remembered for something or other, felt like seeking approval. Even if I thought about this quietly to myself, it would hurt me, it would hurt who I am.
So, in answer to the question, I don't really care whether anyone remembers me or not, especially posthumously. I won't be here, luckily, to hate or enjoy it. I, therefore, can't even think of any one thing, let alone three of them. In the same vein, not that disapproval sits well with me, but I don't do anything for approval. I do what I think is best, truthful, and helpful to me and others.
On the other hand, seeking approval is a very human impulse. It gives people the feeling of being valued and accepted. But it usually belongs with our very young ages, as people are growing up, and not after they've matured.
Then, when the wish for approval becomes a driving force, it may be quite harmful, not only to me, the individual, but to the public, as well. This is because such a pressure stifles being authentic and really creative. It would also pressure me to fit into a mold, and the real parts of me would become hidden away.
In addition, it would make me anxious with overthinking. "Will they really like me behind my back, even in remembrance? Should I have done things and acted differently?" The irony is that the more I'd chase approval, even for after I'm gone, the less grounded and confident I would feel.
As the result, wishing to be remembered well for something or other would make a person hold back from who she is. To me, real growth means having the courage to disappoint people, sometimes, and living with its results.
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