Clarity in Muddied Waters

“Make your mark.”

Personally, I do not disagree with this statement and it’s values, and yet I cannot help but wonder…

To me, it seems as though when someone says this phrase it is implied that whatever mark you make will stay preserved for ages to come; that if it is of real significance many people after you will grow from it.

This can be true, but more often than not it isn’t.

Clouds make their mark on the world in different ways, rain for example.

But after the downpour what is left?

Sure, puddles and floods, damp stains on concrete; but within an amount of time, these things fade.

This explains my views on what happens when people leave their mark on the world.

Ideas stay and are reused, but after some time has passed they will fade like rain; they are forgotten.

This is not to say that the ideas or ‘marks’ that fade are invalid or unimportant, merely that they are not immortal.

These ‘mortal’ marks can still change views and impact people; but they may not last forever.