Cover plate for “The Glorious Burden Of Leaving Footsteps In The Sand”. PLATE: ADITYA OBERAI
This blog covers my reflections on legacy, sparked by astronaut Christina Koch saying she hoped people would forget all about the Artemis II mission. I explore how my view of legacy shifted from something I felt pressure to build into something I now see as the consequence of pursuing a purpose rather than the goal itself, using examples like Newton's Principia and Steve Wozniak's Apple computers. Drawing on Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus, I argue that even though the universe won't preserve our names and our footsteps will fade from the sand, the act of pushing forward with purpose is what makes life a glorious burden worth carrying.
