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| Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite charm |
What would we like to pass on to our children? A good image of ourselves, so they see us as being better than we really are? What’s the point? Or material goods? That would be handing them a heap of problems. Our presence? Whether we like it or not, they will be separated from us when we die. But we could leave them an inspiration, a vision that is meaningful and that can give them confidence in every moment of their lives.
(Now here's the rider - Of course, to be able to do that, we need to get confidence ourselves, to develop an inner certainty).
JIGME KHYENTSE RINPOCHE